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RESEARCH REVIEW: INTEGRATING DISCOVERY, LEARNING, AND ENGAGEMENT

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health system design, human factors, simulation modeling, and health product design. This interprofessional educa- tion model and broad geographic representation of graduate students will promote dispersion of new ideas to change the face of healthcare, promote patient safety, and solve complex healthcare problems. As part of our outreach from the Trinity Nursing Clinic for Infant and Child Health, we have initiated the use of the

Julie C. Novak, DNSc, RN, MA, CPNP, FAANP Touchpoints system of child development milestones for child Professor and Head, School of Nursing Associate Dean, College of Pharmacy, Nursing, healthcare providers. We began with the training of three and Health Sciences faculty members with Dr. T. Berry Brazelton at Harvard, and continued with training for 10 of our faculty and this summer Dear Friends, for other interested Purdue faculty and community partners. The School of Nursing is experiencing tremendous and In collaboration with the faculty, Beth Lana is implement- exciting growth in research and evidence-based practice. ing our new Capstone curriculum that places senior students This issue of Purdue Nurse highlights the work of faculty into real world nursing practice, adding to the already highly and students as we seek to fi nd answers to complex healthcare regarded preparation of Purdue Nursing graduates. questions and to design new systems for healthcare delivery. We extend a warm welcome to the new Dean of the Extramural funding has gone from $49,000 in 1999 to over College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health Sciences, $6 million today. Dr. Craig Svensson, our new faculty, and our new graduate Nursing faculty and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students. We also welcome visits from our alumni, whether students have played key roles in the development of home- they are coming to speak to nursing classes, attend events, land security programs at Purdue, specifi cally in analysis of or just search the halls for their class picture. Some of our the preparedness of local health departments to handle natural outstanding alumni are profi led in this Purdue Nurse. disasters and assess Avian infl uenza readiness. Their work has I am also excited to announce that the School of Nursing had a great impact within the state of Indiana and the nation, has been selected as the institutional home for the National and has generated signifi cant funding. Nursing Coalition for School Health, a collaborative of seven Other research strengths of our school include child nursing organizations whose members care for school age and family health promotion, chronic disease management, children and teens. gerontology, patient outcomes, patient safety, information In honor of this new partnership, the next issue of technology, and simulation learning. Purdue Nurse will feature alumni who have chosen to In addition, generous fi nancial support for oncology, practice school nursing at any level. Please contact the from the McConnaughay Trust, and mental health promotion, editor at [email protected] to share your story. from Linda Rohrman, are allowing us to expand curriculum Enjoy this Purdue Nurse as we discover new knowledge, and continuing education opportunities for students, faculty, translate these fi ndings into practice, and design more effective and nurses in the local to global community. systems of healthcare delivery. The School of Nursing will host the fi rst Fuld Summer Institute beginning June 15, 2007. Our 44 Doctor of Nurs- Warmest regards, ing Practice students, other Purdue graduate students, and nursing doctoral students from other institutions will come to campus to study and conduct interdisciplinary research in

Cover: 93-year-old Robert Fort Cowan of Peoria, Illinois, presents for his a variety of supplements including shark cartilage, graviola, and a host of annual comprehensive health assessment with his nurse practitioner, Dr. vitamins. He drinks eight glasses of water a day, a daily dose of low-salt V-8 Nancy Edwards. Mr. Cowan, who continues to hunt and fi sh in Illinois, juice, an occasional glass of red wine, minimal meat, and NO white fl our. Mr. Canada, and Alaska, takes no daily prescription medications. He does take Cowan is Julie Novak’s father and a supporter of the Trinity Nursing Center for Infant and Child Health.

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RESEARCH REVIEW Calendar of Events

Faculty and Students Integrate April 13 Helen R. Johnson Leadership Discovery, Learning, and Conference (Purdue Memorial Engagement ...... 4-13 Union, 8 a.m.- 12:30 p.m) Nursing Advisory Board Meeting (Purdue Memorial Union, 1 p.m.)

INITIATIVES April 14-15 Purdue Spring Fest (West Lafayette Campus) Nursing Adds Dimension to Disaster Planning Efforts ...... 14 April 22 Homeward Bound Walk to Fight Focus on Patient Safety ...... 16 Homelessness (Riehle Plaza, noon) Tobacco Free Partnership Forms Community Alliances ...... 17 May 13 Commencement (Elliott Hall of Music, 9:30 a.m.) Partnership Enhances Recognition Ceremony Oncology Education ...... 18 (PMU Ballrooms, 2:30 p.m.)

ENGAGEMENT June 12-13 National Coalition for School Health Conference Mental Health Promotion (Mann Hall, Purdue West Lafayette) Includes Walk, Screenings ...... 20 Aug. 20 Fall Semester Begins Focus on Children ...... 23

Team Reach Out Honors Sept. 14 Conference on Nursing Ethics, History, Gulf Coast Commitment ...... 24 Human Rights, and Innovations (Fowler Hall, 8 a.m.-noon) SCHOOL NEWS Oct. 21 KySS Walk/Fun Run CCNE Accredits Baccalaureate, (Slayter Hill, 1 p.m.) Master’s Programs ...... 29 Oct. 22-23 Oncology Nursing Conference Senior Capstone Enhances Curriculum . . 29 (Purdue Memorial Union) College Welcomes New Dean ...... 30 Oct. 27 Homecoming Weekend

DEVELOPMENT Find more information on these events at Donor Honor Roll ...... 25 www.nursing.purdue.edu FACULTY NEWS ...... 31

ALUMNI NEWS ...... 35

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3 The past three years have seen an exciting transformation in the research environment in the School of Nursing. Research efforts are expanding from a small group of established investigators to many faculty who are participating in research as principle investigators, collaborators, or as doctoral students. A few examples of these research efforts are assessing preparedness for public health emergencies, improving patient care through implementation of technology, and developing screening tools and safety measures to identify patients at risk for poor health outcomes. Read more about these initiatives on the following pages.

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Edwards: Healthy Living for Seniors

Professor Nancy Edwards, PhD, RN, has always been interested in older adults, especially individuals with neuro- progressive diseases such as Alzheimer’s and related demen- tias, and Parkinson’s disease. Her research trajectory has followed that interest in several different directions. of six weeks. These individuals reported a decrease in de- Combining her passion for animals with her research, pressive symptoms and an increase in general life satisfaction. she collaborated with Dr. Alan Beck of the Purdue School of Some individuals also reported an increase in socialization as Veterinary Medicine to examine the infl uence of aquariums they took their “pet” out to common areas and to share with on nutritional intake in individuals with dementia. other individuals. The researchers found that introducing aquariums into dining areas where individuals with dementia take their Exercise for the Young at Heart meals resulted in an increase in food intake and maintenance Presently, Dr. Edwards is collaborating with Dr. Laura of body weight. They also noted a decrease in disruptive Sands and exercise physiologists in the development and imple- behaviors and a slight improvement in staff morale. mentation of an exercise program for individuals with moderate to severe dementia residing in a long-term care setting. Robotic Dogs Provide Companionship The fi ndings are promising, with the individuals being able Drs. Edwards and Beck also examined the utilization of to follow a exercise regimen with coaching and visual cueing. robotic dogs, specifi cally the Sony AIBO, as a companion for Participation resulted in a older adults who live alone in the community. reduction in anxiety symp- These “pets” were introduced when human companion- toms. ship was not available and the presence of a live animal was Dr. Edwards is also not feasible due to physical constraints or living situation. examining the effect of staff Individuals kept AIBO in their home as a pet for a period education for individuals caring for residents with dementia in long-term care settings. She is providing training on the specialized needs of individuals with dementia and is examining the effects of the educational program on staff satisfaction and the incidence of disruptive behaviors exhibited by the Nancy Edwards leads a senior exercise program, Young at Heart, residents with dementia. at the local community center. Dr. Edwards is also active in the community, leading a senior exercise program, Young at Heart, at the local community center. She leads a Parkinson’s disease support group and coordinates the Parkinson’s exercise group. She is also the Coordinator of the Adult Nurse Practitio- Robotic dog AIBO serves as a companion for older adults who live alone ner (ANP) track in the School of Nursing. in the community.

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Professor Laura Sands discusses research methods with graduate students Terry Ridge and Deanna Staples. Sands: Focus on Optimal Functioning in Older Adults

Professor Laura Sands, PhD, Director of Research, is after surgery. Recent publications with colleagues from the interested in identifying factors that prevent optimal func- University of California show that the use of patient-con- tioning in older adults and interventions that can improve trolled analgesia devices is associated with increased risk for functioning and quality of life in frail and demented elders. post-surgical patients experiencing delirium or post-operative Her research is focused on analyzing large data sets that cognitive dysfunction in the days that follow surgery. provide information about how treatments or programs af- Other studies evaluated care pathways for dementia pa- fect older adults’ functioning. tients who are dependent on public assistance for their health Since September 2002, she has had 27 articles published care. Dr. Sands has also developed methods for detecting or accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals and whether individual dementia patients benefi t from pharma- was/is the principle investigator of $875,870 in research ceutical therapy designed to enhance cognitive functioning. funding. Examples of her work include a study of Indiana Med- Graduate Student Opportunities icaid recipients with dementia. With colleagues from the These projects and others have provided Purdue University Purdue University School of Pharmacy and Wake Forest graduate students opportunities to participate in the re- Medical School, it was determined that the use of a com- search and publication process and to interact with clinician mon drug for treating incontinence is associated with faster researchers at Purdue and other universities. Dr. Sands’ work deterioration in functioning among persons with dementia. is funded by the National Institute on Aging (AG022090) and the Alzheimer’s Association (IIRG-06-27339). She has also Determining Risks had funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Health In another study with colleagues from the University of Services Research and Development Service, the Regenstrief California, San Francisco, it was determined that commu- Center for Healthcare Engineering, and the Indiana Division nity-living disabled older adults who do not have the care of Disability, Aging, and Rehabilitative Services. they need to complete basic activities of daily living such Dr. Sands also contributes to the evaluation of programs as dressing and bathing are signifi cantly more likely to be for frail and demented elders such as Adult Day Health Care hospitalized when they are living without needed help, but and Alzheimer’s education programs. She is a member of the not after their needs are met. advisory board for the North Central Indiana chapter of the Dr. Sands’ other research collaborations include deter- Alzheimer’s Association and is a frequent speaker to commu- mining risks for older adults experiencing cognitive decline nity groups about memory loss.

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Aaltonen: Bringing Information Adeola: Safety of Neutropenic Technology to Public Health Patients in the Hospital

Professor Pamela Aaltonen, MS, RN, PhD(c)is investigating the Professor Mope Adeola, CNS, RN, is involved in a num- vulnerabilities in the public health system’s information systems. ber of research projects. The importance of this was evident during the deadly 1999 “The Safety of Neutropenic Patients in the Hospital” ad- West Nile virus outbreak in New York City. Response was dressed the risk for impaired safety from infection, related slowed because the city’s health department surveillance infor- to decreased host defense, insuffi cient patient and staff mation system was not linked to the New York State Department knowledge about the disease process, and multiple gaps in of Health or the federal Centers for Disease Control and Preven- the healthcare system. tion (CDC). A postmortem of the outbreak revealed confusion Adeola conducted a hospital staff educational needs at all three levels of the public health system--local, state, and survey to identify what the nurses perceived as the areas national. that they were uncomfortable with, and a routine care The general public, with a heightened awareness of its own survey to identify what the individual staff perceived as the vulnerability, clamors for information. Healthcare providers best method to provide care to patients with specifi c health need immediate information on conditions for which they are needs. often ill prepared to respond to. The survey showed that there was much variability in the The Internet, an interactive technology, has rapidly become way different nurses provided care to patients with the same the CDC’s preferred method of communicating both with the health problems or diagnoses. general public and healthcare providers. This works well for Adeola developed two interventions with the goal of those with access to computers, high speed connections, and the knowledge equalization, standardization of care, and im- tenacity to untangle initially complex messages. provement in the compliance rate of neutropenic protocol. Other issues include the credibility and trustworthiness as- The fi rst intervention was educational resource sheets, signed to sources of information, and questions of providing too organized in a fi le folder with content index on the outside. much or too little information. An internet-based information The second intervention was a brochure about the care of system could enhance necessary partnerships and collaborations. the neutropenic patient. The purpose of Professor Aaltonen’s project is twofold. One A native of Nigeria, Adeola is also interested in gaining is to explore the organizational and innovation characteristics as- a better understanding of the nursing care delivery system sociated with innovative behavior in local health departments as in her home country, including the educational backgrounds illustrated by their adoption and diffusion of a webpage. of the nurses, what the nurses perceive as their roles, and The second purpose is to explore the extent to which local what they perceive as the challenges that they are facing in public health departments are using web technology to establish nursing practice. a communication link with its stakeholders within the commu- Adeola is also conducting a pilot study to examine the ef- nity and at state and federal levels. Such an assessment would fectiveness of guided imagery in reducing bone cancer pain, be important in advocating for ongoing technology support and with Purdue professors Cleveland Shields, Jackie Nielsen, for guiding decisions about how to most effectively use limited and Laura Sands, and a survey of student experiences with a public health IT resources. student team leading approach to clinical teaching. 7 RESEARCH

Ahmed: Effect of Education on Braswell: Evidence-Based Projects Breastfeeding Preterm Infants Focus on Peri-Operative Care

Professor Azza Ahmed, DNSc, RN, IBCLC, has devel- Professor Mel Braswell, MS, RN, CNS, CNOR, DNP(c), has oped, implemented, and examined the effect of an educa- conducted several evidence-based projects in the course of her tional program on breastfeeding knowledge and practices of Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. Egyptian mothers of preterm infants. The fi rst project examined post-operative complications, Ahmed studied 60 mothers and their preterm infants who length of hospital stay, and economic effects. were born before 37 weeks of gestation. She developed a She compared patient populations and asked: Is a patient’s breastfeeding knowledge questionnaire and observational American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classifi cation re- checklist for data collection, and also used a breastfeeding lated post-operative complications? Is ASA classifi cation related diary, infant’s and mother’s profi le and demographic informa- to an increased length of stay? What are the economic effects of tion form. post-operative complications? What are the economic effects of She implemented a fi ve-session breastfeeding educational an increased length of stay? program with the intervention group during the infants’ hos- A retrospective cohort study with 530 surgical patients was pitalization and after discharge. Both groups were followed conducted, and results confi rmed that male patients 80 years up to three months after discharge. or older who have renal disease pre-operatively and have an Ahmed found that the intervention group mothers signifi - ASA classifi cation of 3 or 4 were at the most signifi cant risk of cantly increased their knowledge and had less problems with developing post-operative complications. This is signifi cant be- breastfeeding compared to the control group: 80% of the cause many surgeries are now performed with pre-determined intervention group were discharged on exclusive breastfeed- reimbursements from third party payers that do not consider ing compared to 40% among the control group. ASA claims. In Egyptian women, for whom cultural norms are changing Braswell’s second area of research is focused on preventing to primary bottle over breastfeeding, an educational interven- surgical site infections and deaths from surgical site infections tion program was highly successful in both promoting breast- by reliably implementing ideal peri-operative care for all surgi- feeding and extending breastfeeding duration among mothers cal patients. of preterm infants. Ideal peri-operative care has four key components: appropri- Results of this study indicated that breastfeeding educa- ate use of antibiotics, appropriate hair removal, peri-operative tion, frequent support, and follow up with mothers of preterm glucose control, and peri-operative normothermia control. infants increased their breastfeeding rate, decreased breast- Her fi rst intervention was to improve the timing of antibiotic feeding problems, and contributed to long-term breastfeeding administration within one hour prior to incision. As a result rate compared to the control group. The differences between of the intervention, the percent of patients who received an intervention and control groups suggests that the outcomes antibiotic within one hour of surgical incision in a midwestern are not solely related to developmental or demographic fac- hospital went from a low of 66% in January to a high of 91% in tors. February.

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Chang: Information Technology Coyle-Rogers: Solutions to in Patient Care and Education Healthcare Delivery Problems

Professor Karen Chang, PhD, RN, is interested in Professor Patricia Coyle-Rogers, PhD, RN, is a found- using information technology to improve the quality of ing member of the Healthcare Technical Assistance patient care and nursing education. Program (H TAP). She has partnered with Purdue computer technology She and a team of Purdue faculty including industrial faculty and developed custom applications which syn- engineers visit hospitals and healthcare facilities to look at chronize with hospital information systems to help nurses everyday processes and procedures. view up-to-date patient information in the Pocket PC and They examine the steps of the process, glean input Tablet PC and take notes about their patients. Notes can from employees, analyze the data collected, interpret, and be synchronized with a desktop computer and transferred make recommendations. to another Pocket PC and Tablet PC. Some of the projects Dr. Coyle-Rogers has worked on She has also collaborated with Greater Lafayette include an analysis of a new labor-delivery-recovery suite Health Services to examine nurses’ use of Pocket PCs in placement within the hospital setting, medication admin- patient care, using a custom-made form in the Pocket PC istration procedures, hospital registration methods, and for shift reports. training programs in process improvement and the devel- Another IT project supplied nursing students with opment of hospital procedures using International Organi- Pocket PCs loaded with reference material and patient zation for Standardization (ISO) quality standards. information so the student could quickly access drug and “These projects have allowed me to look at the issues disease information. Chang also developed learning mod- in healthcare from an analytical perspective and ask the ules, accessible through the Internet, on peri-operative question ‘Is this best practice?’” she says. nursing care and heart failure. “Healthcare TAP considers the process of healthcare Chang is currently doing post-doctoral work at the Vet- and how this affects the patient, the hospital, and the erans Administration Center of Excellence in Implement- system. It is an avenue for Purdue University to make a ing Evidence-based Practice, Indianapolis. difference in the health of our state and country.” She conducted a study to examine the impact of a Hospital registration, medication administration, and nurse practitioner-managed diabetes care coordination LEAN healthcare principles are some of the major areas program with telehealth or telephone-based interventions the team has looked at, adapting manufacturing processes on glycemic control. She is currently investigating the and quality improvement standards to the delivery of impact of a subcutaneous insulin decision support system healthcare. embedded in an electronic medical record system for Healthcare TAP is a partnership between the Indiana inpatient glycemic control. Hospital & Health Association, the Purdue Technical Assistance Program (TAP), the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering and the School of Nursing.

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Criswell: Studying Open Kirkpatrick: What Makes Visitation in Intensive Care Computer Based Learning Work?

Professor Michael Criswell, MSN, RN, CCNS, has focused Professor Jane Kirkpatrick, MSN, RNC, PhD(c) cites his evidence-based DNP project on assessing ICU nurses’ at- shortages of faculty in the face of increased student numbers, titudes and beliefs regarding open family visitation. the knowledge explosion, and the changing paradigm in nurs- Criswell designed a 17-item survey which 27 ICU nurses ing and higher education to a learner-centered orientation as completed before and six months after an open family visita- reinforcing the need for high quality computer-based learning tion policy was implemented in a 12-bed medical-surgical (CBL) programs. ICU at a midwestern hospital. Nursing schools have been early adopters of technology The survey found no signifi cant differences in the attitudes applications. Many media-comparative studies in nursing, or beliefs of the ICU nurses before or after open visitation. education, and medicine have demonstrated the effectiveness However, a statistically signifi cant result was that ICU of CBL, but few studies have addressed the specifi c features nurses felt that the open visiting hours were better for pa- of CBL that make these programs effective. tients, who had more time to spend with their loved ones. Kirkpatrick is completing an exploratory research study Open family visitation is present in approximately 70% of assessing the effects of imbedded motivational features in a all critical care units nationwide. The nursing research to date multimedia CBL program on measures of learner motivation clearly indicates that patients and families benefi t from open and learner achievement. visitation, and that ICU nurses recognize this benefi t. Further Students enrolled in Purdue’s junior year Nursing of De- study with a larger sample size and different subsets (cardiac, veloping Families course have been recruited for the study. surgical, neuro, and medical) of ICU nurses is needed to fully They are assigned a CBL program developed by Kirkpatrick assess the impact of open visitation on their attitudes and that teaches Gestational Age Assessment. beliefs. The students in the research study will also complete a Criswell is also working with Dr. Mark Lawley from standardized motivation and learning strategies survey as Purdue’s Department of Biomedical Engineering on a blue- well as a post-experience survey that asks specifi c questions print for effective patient fl ow. The purpose of this study is to about the motivational features in the instruction. Actual determine if utilizing modeling for simulating the events that data collected while students are completing the program will occur throughout a hospital, and then applying data to the be compared to the motivation scores on the subscales of the model, will allow for determining the disruptions or delays two assessment tools. that affect patient through-put. This research will add to the understanding of what Criswell’s goal is to model specifi c nursing care maps in se- motivational strategies are effective in an asynchronous lected cardiovascular/pulmonary/orthopedic disease patients computer-based multimedia program for undergraduate nurs- on medical surgical units to determine how and why medi- ing students. It is unique in that student self-assessment of cal errors occur, with the goal of developing tools to prevent motivational strategy effectiveness can be matched with the system errors from occurring. activities in which they actually participated.

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Royal: Cardiovascular Risks Schafer: Eating Disorders and of Working Overtime Female Athlete Triad

Professor Polly Royal MS, RN-BC, and DNP student, has Professor Kit Schafer, MSN, RNC, NP, DNP(c), is inves- used the health screening database of a large midwestern tigating disordered eating, eating disorders, and the female university to study the relationship between working over- athlete triad for her research in Purdue’s DNP program with time and risk for cardiovascular disease. Drs. Julie Novak, Randy Black, and Laura Sands. The research study determined whether university In the U.S., the prevalence of female athlete triad varies employees who work greater than 40 hours per week have from 13-62% depending on sport type and willingness of higher systolic and diastolic blood pressures and body mass athletes to report their symptoms. index (BMI) compared to those who work 40 hours or fewer Timely identifi cation enhances early treatment and pre- each week. vention of long-term sequelae in young female athletes who Data from 2,179 participants in a campus-wide health have risks associated with eating disorders/disordered eating screening were available for analysis. Employees from the (ED/DE). two most common job categories, faculty and clerical, were Schafer’s study focuses on early identifi cation of at-risk included in the analytic sample. athletes by utilizing the pre-participation examination (PPE) Results showed that clerical staff who worked overtime to screen for behaviors associated with ED/DE. had signifi cantly higher systolic and diastolic blood pres- She identifi ed four independent variables as discriminating sure and BMI than those who did not work overtime. How- for eating disordered behaviors in female athletes: irregular ever, this trend was not seen for faculty. menses, feeling fat, dizziness, and seeking to change weight. In another project, Royal re-designed clinical post confer- The risks were determined using logistic regression. Seek- ence from immediately after the clinical experience to a ing to change weight was the item that inferred the greatest later time in a different location. risk for eating disorders. She found that doing so allowed students and faculty The implication is that by using these four questions as members the opportunity to exploit the positive characteris- part of a screening tool to include in the PPE, 76% of female tics of today’s learner that includes the ability to multi task, athletes with risk behaviors for ED/DE could be identifi ed. the preference for group activities and teamwork, the ability With early identifi cation, interventions could be initiated to see the benefi ts of collaboration, the ability to learn im- to prevent progression of the disorder and in turn this would mediately from their mistakes, their preference for experi- decrease long-term health consequences and costs associated ential activities, and the ability to use technology. with ED/DE. Royal has also served as the nurse clinical interpreter Additional research is needed to evaluate health and cost for a research team working on a Robert Wood Johnson impact of female athlete triad and to understand how it af- Foundation grant for a time and motion study, monitoring fects families, teams, universities and the healthcare system. how nurses spent their time and how they moved about the hospital. Data analysis is still in progress.

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Schweitzer: Finding Inner Strength Smolen: What Success Looks in the Face of Heart Failure Like in Simulation Education

Professor Roberta Schweitzer, PhD, RN, has focused her recent research on “Men Living With Heart Failure: Finding In her DNP studies, Professor RuthAnn Smolen, MS, Inner Strength.” RN, is studying the advancement of innovative teaching The purpose of this pilot study was to learn from men with using high-fi delity simulators in nursing education. heart failure how they found inner strength and are living Identifying factors central to successful use of simula- with meaning and purpose in their lives. The participant tion-based learning provides critical strategies to advanc- sample consisted of two men, ages 69 and 74, who describe ing the use of the technology in nursing education across themselves as coping well. the curriculum. A modifi ed qualitative focus group methodology was used The literature supports the idea that simulation-based for this study. Participants were asked to share a brief life learning in realistic simulated environments is a powerful review, and discuss facets of the meaning of inner strength in method for gaining the experience and creating the self- their lives. confi dence needed to solve real-life healthcare problems. The interviews were taped, transcribed verbatim, and ana- A variety of simulation techniques are being used for lyzed using Colaizzi’s qualitative analysis method. education, testing, and research in healthcare. Resulting themes and subthemes included: Simulation education uses computer-integrated life-size • Living life to the fullest mannequins which breathe with life-like lung and heart • The meaning of inner strength - utilizing different cen- sounds, have arterial waveforms and pulses, and respond ters of strength, anchoring inner strength with a practical, physiologically to treatment, including moans, groans, concrete approach; anchoring inner strength with a faith that coughs, talking, cries, and responding to minute-to-minute transcends this world. analysis and reaction to realistic patient scenarios. • Other resources for living with HF: Information and The Purdue School of Nursing has a newly designed knowledge; relationships with health care providers; friends Simulation Suite with a fully functional four-member and family; diversions. simulated family purchased through the Fuld Health Trust The implications of the study are that nurses need to grant that supports the DNP program. develop an understanding of how heart failure affects men’s The family includes Sim adult (Sam/Samantha), birth- lives and well being in order to provide holistic nursing care. ing simulator (Nikki), Sim baby (Archie, named after Resources for improving and maintaining quality of life may RCHE, the initials for Regenstrief Center for Healthcare vary from those used by women. Findings from this research Engineering), and the newly-arrived and as yet unnamed will contribute to development and testing of interventions. Sim child. Dr. Schweitzer is also partnering with Dr. Julie Novak on the implementation of a $190,000 mental health promotion grant.

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Walulu: Women Living and Yehle: Comparing Shared Mothering with HIV Disease Medical Visit With Standard Care

Professor Rosemary Walulu, MSN, RN, PhD(c) hopes Professor Karen Yehle, MS, APRN, BC, PhD(c) has con- through her doctoral research to gain a better understand- ducted her doctoral research comparing a shared medical ing about how HIV-positive women manage mothering. visit model with standard care in a heart failure population. The HIV/AIDS epidemic represents a growing and She found that follow-up care that includes an individual persistent health threat to women in the United States, es- check-up and an educational session resulted in improved pecially young women and women of color. Yet better treat- knowledge and self-care among heart failure patients. ments have led to many HIV infected women with depen- The sample in her longitudinal experimental research dent children living longer and mothering with HIV/AIDS. design consisted of 52 participants diagnosed with heart One gap in literature is a lack of a substantive theoretical failure. The outcome variables included knowledge, self- framework for explaining how mothers with HIV disease care, and health-related quality of life. manage motherhood. Few studies have been done that have The control group received standard care with the nurse looked at mothering experiences with HIV infection. practitioner at their regularly scheduled appointment (every This study seeks to add to the current state of knowledge eight weeks). The intervention group saw the nurse practi- by developing a theory grounded in mothering experiences tioner individually during their regularly scheduled visit and of mothers living with HIV disease. There are no practice received 60 minutes of group education and support from guidelines for HIV-positive mothers or evidenced-based the nurse practitioner and an advanced practice nurse im- practice to assist practitioners to provide quality care to this mediately before or after their individual appointment. group of marginalized women. Data was collected with each group at baseline, eight Her study uses an inductive and discovery-oriented re- weeks, and 16 weeks, using the Heart Failure Knowledge search design that includes in-depth interviews and ground- Test (HFKT), Self-Care Heart Failure Index (SCHFI), and ed theory design to ask the following questions: Chronic Heart Disease Index Questionnaire Self-Adminis- • What are the mothering experiences of women with tered Individualized Format (CHQ-SAI). children living with HIV disease? Findings: scores on the HFKT and the SCHFI mainte- • What strategies do mothers living with HIV disease use nance subscale improved signifi cantly more for the inter- to manage mothering? vention group compared to the control group from baseline • How has HIV infection changed the mothering role to eight weeks. and experiences of mothers living with HIV disease with Implications? Shared medical visits may be an impor- children? tant tool for increasing knowledge and compliance among patients diagnosed with heart failure.

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DNP students Melanie Rosswurm and Deb Koester meet with Professors Pam Aaltonen and Patty Gunning about the Indiana State Department of Health Gap Analysis.

Nursing Adds Dimension to Disaster Planning Efforts

By Tristan Emery planning process, strengths in planning, and recommendations for improving gaps in the process.” The threat of pandemic infl uenza is real, and making sure During this analysis, 11 signifi cant gaps were identifi ed, Indiana communities are prepared has been a recent focus of with six considered to be priority areas, including: nursing faculty and graduate students. Projects include a pandemic infl uenza planning gap analy- 1. Alternate care site planning sis for 94 local health departments in Indiana, conducted by the 2. Volunteer management School of Nursing in collaboration with Purdue University’s 3. Mass fatality planning Healthcare Technical Assistance Program, Purdue Homeland 4. Public education Security Institute, and Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engi- 5. Isolation/quarantine neering. 6. State-local coordination. Through a contract with the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH), nursing and engineering faculty and graduate “The exciting part of this project is working with dedicat- students worked to identify local health department pandemic ed, goal-directed local health department personnel committed planning gaps and how the vulnerabilities can be resolved. to improving preparedness throughout the state,” Aaltonen said. The task force designed an audit tool to assess the pandem- “After our meetings, we shared what the local health depart- ic planning gaps that could potentially exist on the local level. ments were doing well, what should be improved, and where to Then Professors Pamela Aaltonen and Patty Gunning, along add needed resources.” with DNP student Deb Koester and with several team members Another aspect of the gap analysis project was meeting with from other Purdue departments, began visiting and calling the district public health coordinators, who serve as liaisons each local health department in Indiana to assess their planning between the ISDH and local health departments. These meetings progress. revealed the potential gaps of communication and collaboration “After completing audits with 94 county public health co- in pandemic planning between state and local offi cials. ordinators, we were able to identify strengths and challenges in “It is signifi cant for graduate students in the School of planning at the local level,” Koester said. “We then developed Nursing to collaborate on projects such as this gap analysis,” reports that refl ected efforts at the local level to document the Koester said.

14 “It is important for graduate students to work in multi-dis- “I helped develop drills that, in the near future, will be ciplinary approaches and to have the opportunity to network used by local health departments to test their existing isola- with people from around the state. Serving as a project team tion and quarantine plans,” Rosswurm said. “These exercises member on this gap analysis has allowed me to work with col- will help local health departments fi nd out where more plan- leagues from other disciplines, including Engineering, Statis- ning is needed and where additional resources can be used.” tics, and the Purdue Homeland Security Institute.” Nursing faculty and students continue to work in the area As a response to these priority areas and as an effort to im- of pandemic infl uenza preparedness and have several other prove preparedness, ISDH recently awarded $508,000 in grant projects in mind. One such project is developing a functional funding to a partnership between Purdue Homeland Security tabletop exercise allowing local health departments to test how Institute, the School of Nursing, and the School of Health Sci- a school closing would occur if a pandemic were to occur. ences. Professor Pamela Aaltonen is co-principal investigator. “A multi-disciplinary committee of faculty and students Melanie Rosswurm, a Doctor of Nursing Practice student are also discussing plans for more work in public education with Adult Nurse Practitioner specialization, assisted with this about pandemics and crisis communication,” Aaltonen said. grant, which was used to facilitate pandemic infl uenza exercise In another public health project, DNP student Deb preparedness throughout the State of Indiana. Koester and Dr. Julie Novak (PI) recently secured a $600,000 Rosswurm aided in the development of drills meant to grant from the Indiana State Department of Health entitled assess the needs during isolations and quarantines and during “Workforce Capacity Development for Indiana Local Health medical evaluation before isolation and quarantine orders are Departments.” issued.

Homeland Security Course Addresses Needs

Professor of Nursing Pamela Aal- practice in applying and managing The Federal Emergency Management Agency tonen is part of the interdisciplinary resources, including technologies, provides recommendations for what should be faculty team teaching a new senior used in the private and public sec- included in an individual disaster supply kit. or graduate level course, Managing tors for Homeland Security pro- Suggested items: Resources and Applications for Home- grams. • Three-day supply of non-perishable food. land Security. “We use an interdisciplinary ap- • Three-day supply of water (one gallon of water The course, which is supported by proach to address issues including per person, per day). the Purdue Homeland Security Insti- terrorism, corporate security, bio- • Portable, battery-powered radio or television tute (PHSI), provides examples and security, healthcare preparedness, and extra batteries. personal/community preparedness, • Flashlight and extra batteries. risk transfer, information security • First aid kit and manual. and privacy,” Aaltonen says. • Sanitation and hygiene items (moist towelettes Aaltonen’s nursing-specifi c con- and toilet paper). tent for the course includes bioter- • Matches in waterproof container. rorism, psychology of terrorism, • Whistle. psychosocial impacts of disasters, • Extra clothing. health issues in the aftermath of • Kitchen accessories and cooking utensils, disasters, healthcare preparedness including a can opener. for pandemics, and mass fatalities • Photocopies of credit and identifi cation cards. and mortuary resources. • Cash and coins. One aspect of this course re- • Special needs items, such as prescription medi- quires students to put together a cations, eye glasses, contact lens solutions, and disaster supply kit. Student were hearing aid batteries. able to develop their own disaster • Items for infants, such as formula, diapers, Professor Pamela Aaltonen unpacks a supplies kit and decide the impor- bottles, and pacifi ers. disaster supply kit. tant items to include. • Other items to meet your unique family needs. 15 INITIATIVES IN PATIENT SAFETY

Professor-Student Focuses Work on Patient Safety

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, pictured here with Dr. Julie Novak and Professor Kathy Rapala, has mandated a patient safety program dedicated to reporting By Kathy Rapala, JD, RN and addressing healthcare error.

Medication errors are the most common medical mis- takes made in hospitals across the United States. Kathy Rapala, JD, RN, joined the Purdue School of Nurs- Each year, more than 7,000 patient deaths in the U.S. ing in August 2006 to be a part of fundamental healthcare can be attributed to medication errors – none of which are re-engineering. She teaches in the areas of leadership, nurs- caused by a single element or the fault of a single practitio- ing issues, and nursing informatics. She is also Director of ner. the Second Degree program and a DNP student. Indiana is no exception, as highlighted by the recent Rapala’s previous position was that of Director of Risk deaths of three newborn infants in a prestigious Indianapo- Management and Patient Safety in the Clarian system. Her lis hospital. patient safety journey began when Dr. Karlene Kerfoot, This incident serves as a stark reminder that healthcare is formerly the Chief Nurse Executive of the Clarian system, fi lled with potential danger, even when committed profes- enlisted her assistance as risk manager to establish a patient sionals do exceptional work to save lives and restore health safety expert in each patient care area of the hospital. and hope. Every step in patient care involves the potential Rapala is also Interim Director of the Indianapolis for error and some degree of risk to patient safety. Patient Safety Coalition and a member of the 2001 inaugu- Regulators, healthcare organizations, patients and acade- ral class of the HRET/National Patient Safety Foundation micians have launched signifi cant and vigorous programs to Patient Safety Leadership class. She was awarded the fi rst address patient safety issues. Todd Pickett National Patient Safety Much of the patient safety work Award from the American Society for is based on strategies adopted from Catastrophic events are almost always Healthcare Risk Management in 2004. the aviation industry. In aviation, as the result of combined effects of latent She created the Safe Passage Pro- in healthcare, catastrophic events gram, in which frontline patient care failures in the system paired with an are almost always the result of staff are unit patient safety experts. In combined effects of latent failures ever-changing, complex environment. collaboration with members of the Clar- in the system (subtle, hidden weak- ian team, Rapala built the patient safety nesses in organizational structure) infrastructure that included simula- paired with an ever-changing, complex environment. tion, patient safety research, root cause analysis, medication The sobering fact is that with all of the good patient safety and many other initiatives. safety work that has been done in recent years, an enormous She also saw the need for relevant research that was trans- and daunting amount of work remains. lated quickly into the work environment, and believed that The paradigm of healthcare delivery, from supplies to the Purdue Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) was a degree payers to healthcare providers, needs fundamental redesign. that could help her learn to conduct patient safety transla- Although effort is needed from every individual and tional research. every organization, patient safety cannot be effectively ad- Rapala sees the Purdue School of Nursing as the founda- dressed organization by organization. Research, healthcare tion of her patient safety work. “Purdue is the best of all providers, and industry must be in concert to design safe worlds. Julie Novak has created an environment that is open healthcare environments. to innovation and learning, and transformational research.”

16 INTEGRATION OF DISCOVERY, LEARNING, AND ENGAGEMENT

Tobacco Cessation Work, Research Moves Ahead on Several Fronts

By Tristan Emery Coordinator, Tobacco Free Partnership of Tippecanoe County

Indiana currently has the second highest smoking rate Dr. Julie Novak, Tristan Emery, and Jennifer Sundell at the Trinity in the nation. The Tobacco Free Partnership of Tippecanoe Nursing Center for Infant and Child Health, with Jackson Martin, who is wearing a bib that says “Mommy and Me, Smoke Free!” County (TFP) is working to reverse the high smoking rate and effects of secondhand smoke on local citizens. The TFP focuses on forming community partnerships with individuals and organizations to educate regarding tobacco Smokefree West Lafayette use prevention, intervention, and cessation. A smokefree ordinance affecting workplaces, including The Purdue School of Nursing serves as the lead agent for restaurants and bars, will go into effect July 1, 2007, in West the TFP’s grant funding, which was obtained from the Indiana Lafayette. Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Agency. The TFP has obtained a $106,000 grant (J. Novak, PI, and “Funded projects increase the accessibility of prevention T. Emery, co-PI) for the implementation of the West Lafayette and cessation resources,” says Julie Novak, head of the School smokefree ordinance, which will pay for an educational and of Nursing and PI of the project. informational campaign about the ordinance. “The funding increases the educational programs offered The campaign will include educational packets for to local middle and high school students and the research businesses, a Smoke-Free West Lafayette website, and a media component helps us determine the most effective cessation presence leading up to July 1. methods for Purdue students, faculty, and staff and patients in “This campaign will help local residents, Purdue students, our clinics.” and patrons of West Lafayette understand that the ordinance is a major positive move for the community,” Novak says. Programs Funded by TFP Current grant funding allows the Trinity Nursing Center Indiana’s Tobacco Quitline for Infant and Child Health, a clinic of the School of Nursing, The Indiana Tobacco Quitline is a free telephone-based to provide smoking cessation programs to parents (N. Lottes, quit tobacco resource available to all Hoosiers. By calling 1- J. Sundell and E. Lana, co-PIs). 800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) from 8 a.m. to midnight, “This program is invaluable because exposure to cigarette seven days a week, Hoosiers can talk to a trained Quit Coach. smoke during childhood increases the risk for development Because pregnant women, Medicaid-insured, and of asthma, allergies, chronic ear infection, SIDS, and other uninsured smokers have been chronic and acute respiratory problems,” says Jennifer identifi ed as priority populations, Sundell, co-coordinator of the clinic. “Helping parents quit these callers are eligible to receive and preventing relapse is critical to parental health as well.” the most comprehensive counseling interventions. However, all callers can Middle School Programs talk with a live quit coach and receive cessation information. Educating children about the harm of tobacco use is the The quitline provides support for individuals who want to purpose of two programs for sixth and seventh grade youth stop using tobacco; offers information on tobacco dependence presented by the Learning for Life organization. for health professionals, families and friends of tobacco users; These programs help children learn how to confront peer and provides information on community cessation resources. pressure, understand the social repercussions of tobacco use, and how secondhand smoke affects their friends and family.

17 ONCOLOGY: INTEGRATING DISCOVERY, LEARNING, AND ENGAGEMENT

Partnership Enhances Oncology Nursing Education

The Purdue University School of Nursing has partnered with the Esther McConnaughay Trust to support and enhance oncology nursing education. The gift will support scholarships, an oncology sub-specialty in graduate nursing education, and a yearly, regional oncology symposium.

Dr. Julie Novak (center) welcomed seven speakers to the to Comic Relief,” and Dr. Frances M. Lewis, PhD, RN, FAAN, 2006 Midwest Oncology Nursing Symposium. They included whose work focuses on helping families with cancer, present- Professor Jackie Nielsen, RN, MSN, AOCN (above left), ing “Celebrating You: Treating Yourself Like Company” and presenting “Oncology Emergencies.” Nielsen also coor- “Healing the Family with Cancer.” Kathleen Haden, RN, MSN, dinated the conference. Other speakers included Purdue an ANP at Hematology Oncology Physicians Enterprise in nursing alumna Leslie Gibson (AAS’77), RN, BS, a pioneer Fishersville, VA, presented “Making Sense of Targeted Thera- in the fi eld of humor therapy, presenting “Moving From Grief pies” and “What’s New in Cancer Care.”

Aimee Wonderlick Walter, RN, MS, a certi- Purdue Professor Melanie Bras- Nursing alumna Amy Corey (BS’96), RN, fi ed genetic counselor at Myriad Genetic well, RN, MS, CNS, DNP(c), pre- MSN, PCNS, CPON, a Pediatric Clinical Laboratories, Inc., presented “Hereditary sented “Evidence Based Oncology Nurse Specialist at Riley Hospital’s Center and Sporadic Familial Cancers.” Practice.” of Children’s Cancer and Blood Diseases in Indianapolis, presented “Focus on Pediatric Cancers.”

18 The 2006 Midwest Oncology Nursing Symposium, titled “En- hancing Knowledge, Improving Care,” was held Oct. 19-20 in Lafayette. The 138 participants from fi ve states had an opportunity for networking, and earned 14.4 contact hours for the two-day program. The Esther McConnaughay Trust gift provides increased op- portunities for nurses to gain evidence-based oncology knowledge, increases the opportunity for nurses to pursue graduate-level oncology nursing education, and provides support for a yearly Oncology Nurs- ing Symposium. “The Esther McConnaughay Oncology Nursing Symposium adds value to our mission of advancing oncology education by providing the opportunity for local nurses and healthcare professionals to attend an educational seminar of national caliber,” says Julie Novak, head of the School of Nursing and co-PI with Jackie Nielsen. “Through the conference, Purdue’s School of Nursing will also have the opportunity to leverage its many relationships to build a new base of support and expand collaborations in the community and state,” she said. Next year’s conference will be held Oct. 22-23, 2007 at the The symposium also featured vendor displays and poster presentations, including Purdue Professor Mope Adeola. Purdue Memorial Union.

McConnaughay Trust Supports Graduate Study

The Esther McConnaughay Scholarships for Nursing Curriculum development and designation of clinical sites Education helps students pursuing a Purdue masters or doc- will promote in-state oncology nurse retention and ad- toral cognate in oncology nursing. vanced practice, according to trustee Dr. George Ramsey. Funds are also designated for conference development for outreach education.

Oncologist Dr. George Ramsey awarded a scholarship to Laura Dr. Julie Novak awarded scholarships to masters students Rebecca Knueven (BS’07) for masters study at Purdue. Cutchin and Linda Vaders.

19 MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION: INTEGRATING DISCOVERY, LEARNING, AND ENGAGEMENT

KySS Walk Promotes Mental Health

The School of Nursing’s emphasis on mental health promotion continued this fall with the third annual KySS Walk/Fun Run and Community Education Fair

The third annual KySS (Keep your Children/Yourself Safe and Secure) Walk/Fun Run, a collaboration with the National As- sociation of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) and Indi- ana NAPNAP, attracted 275 participants in its third year on the Purdue campus. The purpose of the event is to raise visibility and public awareness of children and teens with mental health concerns, and to raise funds to support NAPNAP’s national KySS Campaign. Senior Leadership students organized the event with faculty members Julie Novak, Jane Kirkpatrick, Mel Braswell, Polly Royal, and Kathy Rapala, including the site arrangements, regis- tration, publicity, donations, entertainment, safety, and amenities. Students from the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, led by Graduate Student Association president Chris Novak, collaborated with food and drink at the “KySS Cafe.” During the event students also organized a community education fair focusing on family functioning, abuse and neglect, violence/bullying, eating disorders, substance abuse, and depres- sion/suicide. Mental health content has been integrated across the curricu- lumn, and a mental health promotion conference, lecture series, Students from Hospitality and Tourism Management collaborated scholarship, and research project are supported by a gift from in the project with a “KySS Cafe,” serving hot food and drinks on a local philanthropist Linda Rohrman. cold autumn afternoon.

David Harrison, Laura Knueven, and Breck Jones were co-leaders of the KySS initiative, assisted by 60 members of the Senior Leadership class.

20 Walker photos by Filip Pizlo

Despite unseasonably cold weather, over 275 people participated in the third annual KySS Walk/Fun Run on the Purdue campus.

A Community Education Fair focused on mental health issues At the December 2006 Recognition Ceremony, nursing graduate including violence prevention, family functioning, abuse and neglect, student Leann Carpenter (center) received the Linda Rohrman Schol- violence/bullying, eating disorders, substance abuse, and depression/ arship for Graduate Study as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with Spe- suicide. cialization in Mental Health Promotion. An additional gift from Rohrman will support a mental health lecture series and regional conference.

Local political friends joined students and faculty at the walk, Rep. Sheila Klinker receives her KySS Walk t-shirt from Professor including Sen. Joe Micon, with Professor Polly Royal. RuthAnn Smolen.

21 MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION

Mental Health Screenings Provide Opportunity for Engagement

The partnership to promote and improve community mental health gained strength this year with screenings organized by Professors Cynthia Bozich-Keith and Jane Kinyon and imple- mented in collaboration with Senior Leadership students. Twice a year, the professors and their students work together to Participants in the mental health conduct a Mental Health Screening Day at the Mental Health Association in Lafayette. The fall screening include (front row) event was scheduled for the day before the KySS Walk. Costs were covered by a Student Grant Professor Jane Kinyon, nursing Program For Community Services/ Service Learning Projects from the Offi ce of the Vice Provost students Beth Harrod and Erin for Engagement. Hilyard. (Back row) Tippecanoe Mental Health Association Out- The Mental Health Association in Tippecanoe County has purchased a program guide from reach Coordinator Kurt Harker, the Mental Health Screening Organization designed to screen for alcoholism, major depressive Professor Cynthia Bozich Keith, disorder, bipolar disorder, and anxiety disorders such as generalized anxiety disorder and post- and nursing students Theodore Van Cott and Katie Monts. traumatic stress disorder. The day of the event, students greeted people who attended, helped them with resources, showed videos on depression and alcoholism, and coordinated with psychiatric professionals who interpreted the fi ndings. The Mental Health Association of Tippecanoe County is a recipient of funds raised during the KySS Walk.

Nursing students refl ect on their participation in mental health screening

Theodore Van Cott Beth Harrod When mentally sound people become physically ill, they are able to The weeks spent preparing for the Mental know this and communicate their needs to healthcare providers. Health Screening went very quickly. But what can people do when they become mentally ill? The command There was a lot to be completed, but the enthu- center in charge of initiating calls for help may be non-functional. siasm of the Depression/Suicide Initiative group So they may spiral down into mental (and often physical) disrepair and and the collaboration with our faculty advisors neglect. It’s a particularly vicious and insidious form of disrepair, because and the Mental Health Association allowed for the they often do not fully realize their state and will resist those who want to tasks to be completed in a timely manner. help. Everyone worked well together and this enabled In spite of this, I doubt that the entire composition of a person can be us to not only reach our goal of a successful overcome by mental illness…there’s always some nook or cranny in the screening, but also enjoy our time together as person’s soul which maintains integrity and which is in misery during well. mental illness. On the day of the screening I did not know It then requires a wise caregiver—someone who is loving, kind, mature, what to expect. So much time, devotion, and en- and persistent—who can recognize this person’s true self and intervene on ergy had been put in to prepare for this day. their behalf, even in the face of rejection of that help and of the one offer- When the fi rst individual arrived, I had a chill ing the help. It takes someone willing to serve the person they know once of excitement because we were implementing existed and will hopefully reappear in the future. everything we had envisioned. That, to me, is the essence of psychiatric nursing, and I trust that this I feel we touched the lives of everyone who screening was just a small step in providing services to these individuals. stopped by in some way.

22 NURTURING FAMILIES: INTEGRATING DISCOVERY, LEARNING, AND ENGAGEMENT

Clinic,

Baby Talk, Purdue child health faculty members Jennifer Sundell, Julie Novak and Clara Touchpoints Richardson trained in the Touchpoints Program with pediatrician, child develop- Address ment expert, and author Dr. T. Berry Brazelton at Child Abuse Harvard.

By Clara Richardson and Jennifer Sundell Baby Talk is affi liated with the Brazelton TouchpointsTM Center founded by Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, noted pediatrician The death of four-year-old Aiyana Gauvin resulting from child and child development expert. This training model for profes- abuse in March 2005 stunned the Greater Lafayette community. sionals emphasizes anticipatory guidance and the development It also brought to light the startling number (400) of substanti- of relationships between parents and providers. ated cases of child abuse and neglect in Tippecanoe County, with Touchpoints are defi ned as predictable periods of disorganiza- numbers well above the state average. tion in the child’s development that can disrupt family rela- In November 2005, the community held its fi rst Child Abuse tions. The model focuses on the development of the child in the Summit. Attendees recognized that our area has numerous orga- context of the family and provides strategies for interacting with nizations and programs designed to support families, but that they families at these touchpoints. lacked connection, coordination, and collaboration. Purdue School of Nursing sponsored the creation of a local community training team to bring the Touchpoints model to The situation and the summits challenged Dr. Julie Novak and our area. Julie Novak, Clara Richardson, and Jennifer Sundell the School of Nursing to several attended a fi ve-day intensive training action steps, including the creation with the Brazelton team in Boston in June of the Trinity Nursing Center for Our vision of decreasing the number of 2006. The team has already trained 10 Infant Health and the adoption of the child abuse and neglect cases in Tippecanoe Purdue Nursing faculty. Other Purdue BabyTalk and Touchpoints programs. faculty and community members will County began with a four-year old whose complete the training in Summer 2007. The Trinity Nursing Center for life meant a great deal to all of us. Infant Health is a collaboration In November 2006, the second between Purdue and Trinity United annual Child Abuse Summit was held in Methodist Church. The center’s primary goal is to support the par- Lafayette. Again, community leaders addressed the growing ent-child relationship, positive parenting, and ultimately decrease and alarming problem of child abuse. The children’s breakout child abuse cases. group and community agencies (including the Trinity Nursing Center for Infant Health) continue to meet regularly, working to Baby Talk (Teaching Activities for Learning and Knowledge) is create a more seamless system for children’s services. an umbrella system for family services. The Baby Talk model was developed by Claudia Quigg in Decatur, IL and is used by commu- What does this mean to the community? nities in 32 states. First of all, Purdue nursing students will be exposed to these Baby Talk practitioners provide information, encouragement, two outstanding models, and nurse practitioner students will be children’s books and activities in collaboration with hospitals, trained as Touchpoints providers and researchers. schools, health clinics, childcare facilities, libraries, and other fam- The families who are followed in the School of Nursing clin- ily agencies. ics will experience true family-centered care. The fi rst Baby Talk Professional Development Training was held Ultimately, we will attain our vision of decreasing the number in Lafayette on October 13-14, 2006. Five faculty members from of child abuse and neglect cases in Tippecanoe County. It began Purdue University SON attended that training. with a four-year old whose life meant a great deal to all of us.

23 DISASTER PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE: INTEGRATING SERVICE LEARNING AND DISCOVERY

Team Reach Out Honors Gulf Coast Commitment

Eight senior nursing students, accompanied by two public health clinical faculty, returned to the Gulf Coast in Fall 2006, the fourth visit in the continuing three-year Team Reach Out commitment. The project began in 2005 when Purdue nursing students wanted a way to respond to the damage of Hur- ricane Katrina. Dr. Julie Novak and senior student Lisa Storozuk (BS’06) initiated the three-year project with Purdue nursing students also distributed items to a homeless shelter collaborators at Alcorn State University School of Nurs- that had been collected by a local West Lafayette high school swim team. ing in Natchez, MS. in March 2006. One of the nursing students had coordinated the donation of supplies that As a service learning component of the Senior could be used by those who could not afford basic necessities. Leadership Class, the students developed a partnership “It was interesting to the students to note that those who needed with Coastal Family Health Clinics. They assisted regular a donated item did not ‘stock up,’” said Professor Lynn Davis. “If they needed one pair of socks, that was all they took, so that someone else staff in providing healthcare in ambulatory outpatient could have a pair. It was not what the students expected.” services in areas of pediatrics, internal medicine, family health, women’s health, and HIV/AIDs care. “The health clinic staff members who survived the storm are at various stages of recovery, as are the clients they serve,” said Professor Lynn Davis, who along with Professor Elizabeth Richards accompanied the students on the School’s fourth trip to the Missis- sippi Gulf Coast. “One of the most important aspects of this trip was to expose the students to people who have experienced disaster fi rst hand,” Richards said. “They were able to witness the rebuilding efforts and engage in stories of life after Katrina, something you can truly ap- preciate after witnessing the devastation that still exists.” Davis noted that each time the Purdue students arrive, the local clinic staff recognizes that we have not forgotten the Gulf region or Katrina. “They remark that we are the only school that has consis- tently returned. One student noted that this may be the most impor- tant reason to come,” she said. Richards and Dr. Novak will make the fi fth trip with six senior leadership students in March 2007. Doctor of Nursing Practice stu- dents will join the project during Maymester to begin their evidence- During the fi rst trip to the Gulf Region, the students worked to help based practice projects. rebuild the home of Ray Lynn, who had lost his wife and home “This project, funded by service learning grants written by stu- to the rising waters. On each subsequent trip, nursing students dents, integrates social justice and global citizenry into the nursing cur- visited with him, so he knows that he has not been forgotten. riculum,” said Dr. Julie Novak, Team Reach Out faculty coordinator.

24 DEVELOPMENT

Letty and Cary Mitchell The School of Nursing is fortunate to have extraordinary alumni, friends, Debra Montogmery Bob and Carolyn Palma and corporate partners who generously support the school’s mission and goals. Douglas and Gretchen Paprocki Danette Plautz This fi nancial support enables us to create opportunities for students and Lynn Radzinski Diane Rolfs manage the challenges of the tremendous growth we have experienced in the Judy Schmutte Anne and Bob Schoen past few years. We recognize and deeply appreciate each gift. Thank you! Jim and Virginia Skiles Sharon Stoten This list includes gifts to the School of Nursing from Jan. 1 through Marty and Ken Warrick Dec. 31, 2006. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information Kimbra and Gary Weesner Dianna Wellen listed here is accurate. Please let us know of any changes or additions. Supporter’s Club $100-$249

Cynthia Adams Boiler Gold Club Barbara and John MacDougall Joyce Walters Lynn Ammon Over $200,000 Steve and Krisy Matthews Clarence and Sharon Wilkerson Julia and Aaron Anton Michael Paul and Sharon Miller Shanna Armstrong Mike and Kay Birck Helen and Thomas Nill Patron’s Club Tom Arnold Fuld Healthcare Trust Julie and Bob Novak $250-$500 Arnold Chiropractic P.C. North Central Health Services Gary and Sarah Potts Barry and Jacki Bahler Connie and John Basham RuthAnn and Mike Smolen Abbott Funeral Home * Christi and David Barney Linda Rohrman Lynn and Tom Vertacnik Jan Ainsworth Dawn Barteau West Central Region Indiana Tom and Joy Atkinson Becky and Bruce Baumann Charter Benefactor Club Nurses Assoc. Carol and Robert Baird Marjorie Baylor $10,000-$50,000 Ruth Wukasch Jim and Katy Bien Jodi Behr Karen Blakenberger Andrew and Cori Belush CDC Resources, Inc. Dean’s Club Laura and Jay Bolden Tim and Debbie Berg Esther McConnaughay Trust $500-$999 Jill and John Calkins Michele Birch Swisher Foundation Inc. Linda de Groot Susie and Wayne Blom Trinity United Methodist Church § Pamela and Eino Aaltonen Dick Krieg Motors Inc. * Diane Bodalski United Fund of Carroll County * Connie and Brian Birk Myra and Gary Everhart Brandi Bowlds Shelley and Ronnie Boxell Rochelle and Dave Findlay Sue Bracey Nursing Benefactor Club Jo and Earl Brooks Jan and Sandy Fisher Florence Brentlinger $1,000-$9,999 JoAnn Brooks Jenni and John Fouts Kristi Brikmanis Caterpillar Incorporated * Brian and Cathy Fritts Tina and Jeremy Bules Dr. Mary Ade Patricia Coyle-Rogers and Sue Garl Kathryn and Dave Burton Dan and Donna Aldred George Rogers Katharine Gore Nancy and Bill Busso John and Cathy Barnhart Terence Cudahy Marietta and Robert Hance Sharon and Garland Byron Robert Fort Cowan Paul and Chris Gore Audrey Heasty Connie Call Kari and William Foote Indiana Packers Corporation * Charlie and Jeanette Hite Fred and Martha Carlson Leslie and LaNelle Geddes Indiana Public Health Assoc. Jessica Holden John and Anna Carr Steve and Lynette Goldsberry Sally Jamison IOOF 28 * Bonnie and Jerry Ceres Greater Lafayette Health Mark and Brenda Kessler James and Susan Johnson Sharon Chandler Services Inc. *‡§ Sherm Kessler Terry and Dona Jones Lisa and Michael Chismark Deborah and Edward Harlamert Tony and Roxanne Martin Kathy Lafuse Karen Cholminksy Jane Kinyon Carl and Jacqueline Meyer Tyler and Laura LaSell City of Delphi * Marla and Dan Murphy Lions Club of Delphi * Donna Clark Kris and Kathy Risa Moira MacNair * Family Health Clinic of Carroll County Peggy Cohen ‡ Family Health Clinic of Monon Timothy and Laura Sands March of Dimes ‡ § Trinity Nursing Center for Infant and Child Health Jim and Norma Tomlinson Mike and Margo Minnich Continued on next page 25 DEVELOPMENT

Don and Ann Coller Karen Hood Lisa and Todd McKibban Rex and Kathi Riggs Mary and Robert Cometa Rosemarie and Joseph Huesing MDM Home Health Care Inc. Susan Rizzi Tom and Pam Conquest Betsy and Matt Hull Becky and Dennis Mellon John and Margaret Rogler Catherine and Roger Cooke Ann and Dick Hunt Kelley and James Merritt Rotary Club of Delphi * Jan Coulter Industrial Federal Credit Union * Karen and Scott Mills Yvonne Rubright Susan Couper Indy Spine and Rehab P.C. * Marcy Moloy Suzanne Rudman Andrea and Raymond Coward Andria Jacobs Angie and Chris Moore Martha Salazar Dave and Becky Crosby Jerry and Leslie Jared Josie Morford Kathleen Schafer Coleen Culp Lou and Kevin Johnston Mountain West Contractors Rich and Angie Schroeder Jane Cunneen Jordan Manufacturing Company * Marilyn Nance Bob and Nancy Sepelyak Donna Czech Kappa Kappa Kappa * Larry and Vicki Nees Jim and Suzie Simnick Bob and Linda Daming Donna Kauffman Monica and Mark Niccum Denise and Richard Skradski Jim and Karen Deutsch Curtis and Cindy Kelley Kathy and David Nichols Karen and Daniel Slagel Jerry and Shelly DeVore Janet and Alan Kemper Marilyn Noller Carol Smith Lisa Dobogai Brent and Sandra Kilgas Northern Indiana Public Service * Gloria and Michael Smith Lisa and Michael Drewry Joannie Kinnaman Karen and Christopher Novak Jane and Greg Smith Patricia Duff Jane and Mike Kirkpatrick Laurie Ober Jenny and Mark Smith Karin Duffy Jessica Kitterman Eugene and Joan O’Bryan Barbara and William Sobat Duke Energy * Theresa Klassen Jim Odom Janet Stanton Kristen and Scott Edwards Marjorie Kliman Barb and Dean Patten Larry and Lilli Stauffer Nancy and Dennis Edwards Irv Koehler Gayle and Jim Payonk Henry and Eleanor Stephan Crista and Thomas Elder Fran and John Kottke Hazel Petrick Tom and Melinda Stolz Dee Dee Engler Holly Leach John and Mimi Pezzuto Kellie Stull Carmen and Allen Ernst Brian and Debbie Lewis Sue Pfl um Kathy Summers Nancy Espander Susan Lilek Libuse Pressner Angela Summers Sally Everetts Marc and Judy Loudon Psi Iota Xi Sorority * Craig and Susan Svensson Jason and Kendra Faux Sally and Charles Lowrey Joel and Jean Putnam Nancy and Robert Sweeney Mary Beth and Gregory Fehribach William and Claire Luther Gwyn and Jerry Pyle Paula Swenson Sharla Forkner Marsha Mackey Dave and Lisa Rabaduex Ted and Pat Tabloski Anthony and Katrina Fossa Kean and Suzanne MacOwan Dan Raispis Franene Thompson Kim and Jason Gallman Charlie and Mary Pat Manogue Gary and Clara Richardson Tracy and Greg Thorley Elizabeth Garst Lisa Maple Joe and Karen Richeson Terry and Joanne Treece Sharon and George Gates Becky and Shawn McDowell Steve and Michele Ridge Almeda and Jon Troyer Michelle and Joseph Gerrety George Gillespie Joy and Jeff Gilmore Jeanette and Peter Goldsbrough Son Endows Scholarship In Memory of Mother Doug and Sandi Gooden Marcy Grow-Dorman Tom Vertacnik has endowed a nursing Sandy Hale scholarship in memory of his mother, Emma Terry and Janet Hancock Mary Kos-Vertacnik, who passed away June Steve and Susan Harris 24, 2003 at the age of 77. Shari Hazelrigg Mrs. Vertacnik graduated from St. Vin- John Hemrick cent Hospital School of Nursing in 1946 and Richard Henson worked as a nurse for 35 years at Indiana Bell Rhea Herod Telephone Company. Jeffrey Hill She had saved many historic nursing items Kristin Hittle Byron Jenkinson and Lynn Holland and her son shared a few of these things with Lori Holt the Purdue School of Nursing for the Cen- ter for Nursing History, Ethics and Human

* Family Health Clinic of Carroll County Rights. ‡ Family Health Clinic of Monon Emma and Frank Vertacnik lived on a farm § Trinity Nursing Center for Infant and Child Health in Avon and had two sons, David and Tom.

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U.S. Aggregates Incorporated * Toni and Daniel Bluemke Kara and Gregory Dixon Terri and Scott Hendrickson Sharon Van Hove Michael Bohlin Pamela Dosmann Ellen Herron Janet Vardaman Helen Bolte Gina and Ryan Dowd Gregory and Rory Herron Connie Vargas Gloria and Roy Bond Howard and Betsy Downey Charlie and Rose Hillman Jane Wagoner Vicki Bonnett-Harbath and Tara Drews Angie Hilycord Jennifer Waldo Jerry Harbath Linda Dye Barbara Hirzel Thomas and Belinda Wallbank Carla Booth Stacy and Nick Eaton Lori Hoeing Louis Warner Melissa and Jon Bostelman Patricia Ebbeler Heather and Steve Hoffer Heather and T. A. Weber Cynthia Bozich-Keith Alison Elk and Norm Presecan Debra Hogg Barb and Norbert Welch Angeline Brechlin Trisha and Gregg Emge Gregory and Cara Hokanson Dean and Julie Wendel Linda Bresnahan Lois Ephlin Carrie and Jay Houchin Hank and Judi Wesdorp Janee Brewer Norbert and Carol Ertel Judy and Gary Hudson Donna and Chris Weyer Drew and Cheryl Briscoe Mary Evans-Davis and Charlene Hunt Joan Wildblood Lisa Brown Jeffrey Davis Ryan and Anne Hurd Gayle Wolfe Lori Brumfi eld Susan and Kerry Evoy Penelope Hurst David and Kathy Wortman Kevin and Deb Brunner Julie Fagan April Hutt Mitch and Susie Yeakley Susan Bryant Douglas and Marguerite Fauber Sherry and Scott Ingram Karen and Donald Yehle Ross and Barbara Buck Elizabeth and Paul Fenn Katie and Luke Jahn Emily and Pete Zarras Rita and Dennis Bulington Cynthia Fisher Garth and Amy Jenkins Phil and Laura Zeller Abby Burger Tom Fisher Megan and John Jernovics Matthew and Susan Zimmer Brittany and Michael Burns LeeAnn Fite Jim and Deb Jolly Linda Burwell Ashley and Joshua Fitzgerald Terry Jones Friend’s Club Trisha Butwin Rose Flinchum Todd and Carla Julian Up to $100 Joe and Cheryl Caffee Kevin and Sheri Fraser David and Beth Jump Melissa Campbell Anne Fuson Francene and Bob Juncker Jennifer Adams Rose Maria Candia Carmina and Magdaleno Garcia Jim and Jenny Justus Mope and Olayiwola Adeola Kris and Paul Carlile Kelly Gaura Casey and Mark Kapoor Lora Allen Roy Carlson Bev Gebhart Lisa Karas Laura Amble Pat and Julie Clester Carol Gerughty Alan and Amy Karpick John and Amanda Apolzan Missy Cleveland Joe and Paige Gilbert Michelle and Michael Larry and Cindy Ashbaugh Michelle and Stephen Cobb Ronnie and Sharon Gilbert Kavanaugh Jan and George Babcock Marilyn Coldiron Mary Ellen Gillespie Mark and Charlene Keefer Mike and Judy Baldwin Denise Coleman Kathy and Gregory Gilmour Martha Keith Mari Barnes Frederick and Linda Cook Amy Glass Mandy Kelly Dan Bates Nancy and Steve Cook Glen and Maryann Goedde Barbara Kelly Shannon Bates Cheryle Coveney Barbara Gotham Don and Beth King Cheryl and Jerry Bean Lana Cramer Karen Grammer Paul and Mary Kiningham Terri Beauchamp Lisa and Bill Crane Bernie and Jackie Graser Ed and Jenni Kinnaird Julie and Kit Belk Jay and Cathy Crookston Bill and Carol Green Barbara Knepshield Marilyn Bell-Velten and Trudy Cross Jessica and John Gretencord Shana Knotts Donald Velten Marlene Crouse Kathy Grider Stanley and Nancy Koehlinger Beverly and Fred Bender Anne and Daniel Crowe Bob and Jeanna Gross Carol Kowalewski Jean and Walter Benning Marguerite Crum Frank and Faye Groves Jean Kozak Kimberly Benson Phyllis and Dennis Cullen Judy Grubbs Nell and John Kretzschmar Dave Betzner Bonnie Culver Angela Gunkel Sharon Kreuzman Anne and B.J. Bingham Cheryl and Gregory Cindy and Phil Halsey Tony Labayo Nancy Bitner Cunningham Sonja Hammann Linda and Jack LaDuke Jude and Linda Blankenberger Nita Cunningham Joseph and Cathy Hannan Tony and Jackie LaManna Nikki Blieden Bill and Terri Cusick Linda Harman Peg and Jay Landwehr Jim and Carin Blodgett Janie Dannhausen Nancy Harris Marjorie Lang Susan Davenport Scott and Aileen Hastings Kay Lawson Treasa Davies Julie Hawkins Cathi and Robert Layden * Family Health Clinic of Carroll County ‡ Family Health Clinic of Monon Sharon Demoret Cindy Heath Robert Le Goy § Trinity Nursing Center for Infant and Child Health Amy and Michael DeVore Megan and Matt Helmen Continued on next page 27 DEVELOPMENT

Krista Leatherman Joan Miller Lezli and Steve Phallen Robert Stuart Helen Lehner Joyce and Curt Miller Kim and David Phemister Carolyn and Bernard Stulberg Amy and Dave Leising Bert and Kathy Miller Angela Phillips-Lowe Robert and Laura Sulecki Larry and Donna Lenahan Mike and Lisa Miller Kathryn Piotrowski Bonnie Swarr Erin and Frank Leonard Sally and Will Miller Linda and Randal Plummer Janie Swartley Brad and Carrie Lincks Dot and Brian Mimms Steven and Debra Polster John and Elizabeth Swez Dawn Linson Steve and Patricia Miner David and Brenda Pomfret Larry and Michele Tansey Sue and John Lisack Steven and Rebecca Mischak Sharon and Phil Posey Nickey Teghtmeyer Cathryn Longfi eld Tim and Kim Monger Jeff and Winona Powell Sonna Terry Noelle and Aaron Lottes Connie Montes Kathy and Dan Puperi Jane Thomas Mary Louden Pat Moore Ernest Rafalski Robert and Jill Thomas Christine Luna Don and Vicki Morrison Carol and Hussein Ragheb Judi and Kris Townsend Nancy Lundquist Dominique and Matt Muhlada Dianna Rains Rebekah Treacy Aaron and Marj Lybarger Rose and Joseph Myers Tamara Resch Richard and Peggy Trznadel Susan Lynch Rebecca Navarro Peg Rhodes Mary and Emanuel Tsourounakis Cheryl Madyda Nancy Navratil Becky Richey Gale and Ronald Turco Karen Martin Thelma Neal Kay Richter Goodie Ulbrich Mary Massner Abigail Nesbitt Karla and Randy Ross Carol VanSchepen Phyllis Maw Anna and Phil Nice Kevin and Kay Ross Nancy and David VanZee Cindy and Larry McCamment Julie and Stephen Norris Jeff and Deena Rosswurm Connie and Walter Vargas Mike and Donna McCuen Terri and Michael Olinger Heidi and Steve Rozow Chris and Susie Vice Linda McDaniel David and Catherine Olson Karen and Rex Rudolph Barbara and Edward Vincensi Luann and Coebie McDaniel William and Virginia Olson Lori Rudolph Melissa Vonderau Sheri McDonald-Beasley and Chris and Kristi Orbaugh Christine Russo Amy Vyain Eric Beasley Linda Pack Chip and Jane Rutledge Elayne Waeltz Christine McKain Carol and Richard Parks Kari and Tsuyoshi Salsbery Brenda and Steven Wakefi eld Bev and Ronald McMurray Melinda Patton Linda and Wesley Sanders Clement and Suzanne Wang Amy McNulty Steve and Jan Pazar Bill and Liz Schalliol Jane Watson Sandra McQuinn Robert Pearch Bill and Sue Scheiber Laura Watt Adrian Melissinos Joseph and Temple Pearson Jill Scheidt Marilyn Weber Barb and Moyne Metzger Dave and Carolyn Peppler Judy and Douglas Schimmel James Wehren Rita Mier Dawn and Randy Peterson Susan and Donald Schmal Deb Weida Brenda and Greg Milakis Diane and Gene Pfeifer Gary and Sallie Schoettmer Jenny Wells Sylvia and Kirk Sears Jim and Patty Wenning Shirley Settlemyre Bruce and Kathy Westphal Stoutenborough Joins Development Susan Sheets Theodore and Vicki White Timothy and Amy Shinneman Margie and Garry Wickert Jennifer Simon Rory and Barb Willett Travis R. Stoutenborough has joined the School of Nurs- Dennis and Cheryl Singer Sandy and Alan Williams ing as Director of Development. A 2006 Purdue graduate Chuck and Carol Skurka Phyllis Willamson with a major in Health Education Jeff and Pam Smedley Jim and Mary Wilsbacher and Physical Education, Stoutenbor- Ray and Annette Smith Mary Wilson ough is committed to promoting a Coral Smith Caroll Winslow healthy society. Steve and Emma Smith Hubert and Juanita Wirtz Stoutenborough developed a Kendra Smith Geri Wolfe passion for fundraising through his Jessica Sollars Karen Woollen work with a student organization, Lisa and Chris St. Charles Stacey and Charles Yeo Carole Young Purdue University Dance Marathon, Ann and Howard Stahl Tamalee and Ronald Staroscsak Amy Zagrocki which raises money for Riley Hospi- Ann Starry Nancy and Thomas Zarle tal for Children in Indianapolis. Stoutenborough Anne Steninger Max and Diane Zolman During his college career he was honored as the Associa- Brenda Stephens tion of Fundraising Professionals 2006 Outstanding Young Melissa Stier * Family Health Clinic of Carroll County Adult, as well as receiving the Department of Health and ‡ Family Health Clinic of Monon Scott and Angela Storz § Trinity Nursing Center for Infant and Kinesiology’s Outstanding Service Award in 2006. Child Health 28 SCHOOL NEWS

CCNE Grants Accreditation to Purdue Nursing Programs The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) has granted accreditation to the Purdue Nurs- ing baccalaureate degree program for a term of ten years, extending to 2016. The board also granted accreditation to the master’s degree program for the maximum fi rst term of fi ve years, until 2011. The CCNE board noted that the programs met all accreditation standards and there were no compliance con- cerns with respect to the key elements. The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education is an autonomous accrediting agency contributing to the improvement of the public’s health. CCNE ensures the quality and integrity of baccalaureate and graduate educa- tion programs preparing effective nurses and accredits over 80% of nursing baccalaureate and graduate programs. As a voluntary, self-regulatory process, CCNE accredi- tation supports and encourages continuing self-assessment by nursing education programs and the continuing growth and improvement of collegiate professional education. The School of Nursing faculty and staff total 83 members and hail from 21 states and six countries. CCNE will begin accreditation of DNP programs in 2008.

Capstone Course Enhances Senior Curriculum

Purdue Nursing seniors can now participate in a Senior “It gives students some experience, and allows facilities to Capstone Course, a 100-hour clinical practicum focused on integrate them into positions in a seamless way as they transi- synthesizing and refi ning nursing skills. tion between academia and the bedside reality.” “The Capstone allows the senior student to reach com- Preceptors like the Capstone because it is a good way for petency in patient care management in a setting of their a unit to “trial” a student to see if they would be a good pro- choice,” says Capstone Coordinator Elizabeth A. Lana RN, spective employee. BSN, MSN(c). “This is also an opportunity for the student to shine and get a great job recommendation,” says preceptor Susan Brumbarger, “and decide if that truly is the type of nursing that they want to do when they graduate. It has also been fun for me as a Purdue graduate to teach a new Purdue nurse. We have laughed about how much things have changed since I have been there.” Students like the Capstone as well. “Unlike the regular clinical courses when you have one or two patients, during Capstone you are paired with a nurse with a full assignment,” says senior Katy Walton. “This experience has helped me with my time management and organizational skills. It has also helped me to become Capstone Coordinator Beth Lana (center) arranged for senior nursing student Katy Walton (right) to have her Capstone experi- more effi cient and comfortable with completing assessments. ence in the Home Hospital postpartum unit with preceptor Susan It takes all of the skills I have learned throughout nursing Harshbarger Brumbarger (BS’93). school and applies them in a real work setting.” 29 SCHOOL NEWS

Congratulations, December 2006 Baccalaureate Graduates

Kelli Jean Castro Ashlee Ann Meyer Home Hospital NICU Currently Interviewing Lafayette Katie Ellen Miller Megan Elizabeth Cline Elkhart General Hospital Riley Hospital for Children Oncology Care Services Infant Unit, Indianapolis Unit, Elkhart, IN

Katrina Darling Anne Nania Currently Interviewing Children’s Memorial Hospital NICU, Chicago Elizabeth Diana Day Currently Interviewing Kelley Ann O’Brien Craig and Sue Svensson with Julie Novak at St. Margaret’s Mercy Homecoming 2006. Courtney Marie Dearringer NICU, Hammond, IN St. Vincent Women’s Hospital, NICU Residency Joy Lee Paugh Svensson Named New Dean Indianapolis Methodist Hospital Craig Svensson has been named dean of the Purdue University Adult Critical Care Abigail Anne Demeter Indianapolis College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences. Formerly, he Currently Interviewing served as a University of Iowa faculty member and administrator Rachael Pitifer Gretchen Lynn Fulkerson Methodist Hospital and has won awards as an educator and scientist. Baptist Memorial HealthCare Neuro Critical Care His research, which is funded by the National Institutes of Medical Surgical/Oncology Indianapolis Health, has focused on understanding the mechanism of adverse Columbus, MS Caitlin Elspeth Pribble drug reactions, with an emphasis on reactions in the skin. He has Tonisha Harrington Currently Interviewing examined the role of altered metabolism, particularly in AIDS Community North Medical/ patients, as a factor for these reactions. Surgical, Indianapolis Kyra D. Ritter Currently Interviewing Dr. Svensson says he is honored to have the opportunity to David Ross Harrison serve the College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences. Clarian Health – IU Hospital Jennifer Lynn Robb “The School of Nursing is well recognized for its innovative Surgical Intensive Care Clarian Methodist Hospital Indianapolis OR Internship Program programs--for example, when it recently became one of only 10 Indianapolis schools to initiate a doctor of nursing practice degree, and when Beth Anne Harrod it established a landmark partnership with the Regenstrief Center St Vincent Hospital Rachel Marie Sirk Cardiovascular Thoracic Currently Interviewing for Healthcare Engineering. I am excited about the opportunity to Recovery, Indianapolis work with faculty and staff to bring the programs of the college to Kristen Marie Skinner the next level of preeminence.” Mary Catherine Hendrix Balboa Naval Medical Balboa Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA Center, San Diego, CA Sarah Anne Tyrpak Jischke Leaving Presidency Brianne Nicole Irwin Southwest General After taking Purdue University to the “next level,” Dr. Mar- St. Vincent Hospital Health Center Cardiac Medical, Indianapolis Middleburg Heights, OH tin C. Jischke will step down as the university’s president on June 30, 2007. Kimberly Breck Jones Teresa Van Hoozer Clarian Health Partners, St. Vincent Hospital Dr. Jischke developed a dynamic strategic plan to take the Comprehensive Cardiac Graduate Nurse Residency university to “the next level.” The plan’s goals included adding Critical Care, Indianapolis Program, Indianapolis 300 new faculty positions, upgrading the campus infrastructure Jeana Lee Jordan Sarah Nicole Vogie with more than $700 million in new construction and facilities Children’s Memorial Hospital Community Surgery improvements, increasing sponsored research, increasing stu- NICU, Chicago Center, Munster, IN dent fi nancial aid and expanding diversity at all levels. Funding Katie Kooy Jennifer Rose Wald for the strategic plan came from a variety of sources, including Currently Interviewing St. Vincent Cardiovascular the highly successful $1.5 billion Campaign for Purdue. Pulmonary Vascular First Lady Patty Jischke serves on the Advisory Board of the Jennifer Renee Langley Indianapolis Currently Interviewing PSON Trinity Nursing Center for Infant and Child Health. 30 FACULTY NEWS

APPOINTMENTS/ Dr. Mary Ilu Altman, PhD, has been ACHIEVEMENTS appointed to the PROMOTIONS tenure track. She Azza Ahmed was certifi ed as an Internation- ally Board Certifi ed Lactation Consultant. will continue in her Dr. Karlene Kerfoot, PhD, role as Director of Cynthia L. Bozich Keith was recertifi ed by RN, CNAA, FAAN, has joined the Student Services and American Nurses Credentialing Center as an School of Nursing faculty as a Visit- Diversity Enhance- Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinical ing Professor. ment, as well as Nurse Specialist through 2011. Kerfoot teach Culture and Delta Omicron Chapter received an award has an ac- Health on the gradu- Altman from Sigma Theta Tau International for Re- complished ate level, and Spanish gional Excellence for the chapter’s contribu- background in for Health Professionals at the undergradu- tion to Region 9 for initiatives including the health leader- ate level. Fitness for Research Walk, the KySS walk, ship. She has the Katrina Live Aid Concert, and the Delta Omicron/ISNA conference, “Nursing Innova- held a variety Cindy Modlin-Adams, MSN, RN, ANP- tions, Initiatives, and Research.” of positions in BC (AAS’80, BS’85) Kerfoot nursing, patient Visiting Associate Nancy Edwards was elected as the School care and hospital administration Professor, coordinates of Nursing representative to the Purdue including Chief Nurse and Patient the Nursing Center University Senate for 2007-2009. She was also awarded the Nurse Competence in Aging Care Offi cer at the corporate/system for Family Health and award by the Academy of Medical Surgi- level consultant. teaches in the Role cal Nursing, along with Carol Baird, for her Some of her accomplishments in- Transition course. She article “Interpreting Lab Values in the Older clude innovative work implementing will also work with Adult” in the Medical Surgical Journal of the American Association of Criti- the Advanced Health Nursing. cal-Care Synergy Model in practice, Assessment and ANP Modlin-Adams Patricia Gunning and Jacqueline Nielsen developing the Safe Passage model teaching team and pusue the DNP. received School of Nursing Faculty Enhance- for patient safety, healing sanctuar- ment Awards, January 2007. ies for staff, strategic planning for Elizabeth Rich- patient care, shared governance, ards, MSN(c), RN, Donna Moore and Elizabeth Richards were elected faculty advisors for Student Council. innovative quality programs and was promoted to achieving Magnet designation as a Clinical Assistant RuthAnn Smolen is listed in Manchester system. Professor. She will Who’s Who Executives and Professionals. She has published over 250 continue in her work articles in the areas of leadership, with Public Health patient safety, and work force issues Nursing and as one GRANTS and speaks nationally and interna- of the faculty advi- Aaltonen, P., Collins, T., McGlothlin, J. tionally on these topics. sors for Team Reach Richards (2006) Pandemic Preparedness Program: Out on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Drills and Tabletop Exercise Development Clara Richardson, MSN, RN, BC, for Local Health Departments, Indiana State Department of Health, $508,000. was appointed Jacqueline Nielsen, PhD(c), RN, MSN, AOCN, CNS, was Director of Altman, Mary Ilu (2006) The Purdue Chap- promoted to Clinical the Center for ter Timmy Foundation International Grant. Nursing His- Assistant Professor. Ecuador Medical Mission Team Translator tory, Ethics, She will continue and Cultural Guide, $750. Human Rights, to in her role of Chang, K., (2006) “The Impact of a Subcu- and Innova- teaching Adult Nurs- ing, Introduction taneous Insulin Decision Support System for tions. She will Inpatient Glycemic Control,” Center of Excel- to Pathophysiology continue in lence Pilot Grant, Roudebush VA Medical her role as a Richardson and as Chair of the Nielsen Center, $25,429. professor Pediatric Nursing. Midwest Oncology Symposium. 31 FACULTY NEWS

Davis, L., Novak, J. & Richards, L. and Novak, J. (2007). Health in the Global Com- of the Third International Conference on Infor- Senior Leadership students (2006) Service munity. In Nies, M., and McEwan, M. Commu- mation Technology: New Generations (ITNG Learning Grant for Team Reach Out Biloxi. nity Health Nursing: Promoting the Health of ’06) April 2006, pp. 619-624. Offi ce of Engagement, $2,500. Aggregates. 4th edition, Elsevier, Philadelphia. Novak, J., (2006) Faculty Practice Plans: Busi- Kinyon, J. and Bozich Keith, C. (2006) Fong, H., Sands L., Leung, J. The role of post- ness and Legal Guide for Nurse Practitioners. Mental Health Association Mental Health operative analgesia in delirium and cognitive In Reel, S., Philadelphia, Elsevier. Screening. Purdue University Student Grant decline in elderly patients: a systematic review. for Community Service/Service Learning Anesth Analg; 102:1255-1266, 2006. 61. Rapala, K. and Novak, J., (March/April 2007) Projects. $1,000. Integrating Patient Safety Into Curriculum, Holston, E., Schweitzer, R., Meeker, M., Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare, 16-23. Novak, J., and Emery, T., (2007) Smokefree Hendrix, C., Gaspar, P., Kossman, S., & Workplace Ordinance Implementation in Piamjariyakul, U. (2006, September-October). Sands, L., Wang, Y., McCabe, G., Jennings, West Lafayette, Indiana Tobacco Prevention Preparing Junior Investigators to Develop K., Eng, C., Covinsky, K. Rates of Acute Care and Cessation Agency (ITAP), $106,869. Gerontological Research. Nursing Outlook, Admissions for Frail Elders Living with Met vs. 54(5), 287-293. Unmet ADL Needs, Journal of the American Novak, J. and Koester, D., (2006) Workforce Geriatrics Society, 54:339-344, 2006. Capacity Development for Indiana Local Kerfoot, K., Rapala, K., Ebright, P., Rogers, Health Departments and the Indiana State S., The Power of Collaboration With Patient Schafer, K. High Risk Pregnancy, PhysWhiz Department of Health, ISDH, $600,000. Safety Programs: Building Safe Passage for Pa- II CD co-authored with Jane Kirkpatrick and tients, Nurses, and Clinical Staff, The Journal Dede Campbell. College of DuPage, 2006. Rapala, K. (2006) Director, Indianapolis of Nursing Administration, Dec. 2006, Volume Patient Safety Coalition, Indiana Healthcare 36, Number 12, pp 582-588. Vaurio, L., Sands, L., Wang, Y, Mullen, EA, Information Exchange, $20,000. Leung, JM. Post-operative delirium: Impor- Leung, J, Sands, L., Vaurio, L, Wang, Y. tance of pain and pain management. Anesth Sands, L. (2006) “Evaluating community- Nitrous oxide does not change the incidence Analg; 102:1267-1273, 2006. based long-term care for dementia patients,” of post-operative delirium or cognitive decline Alzheimer’s Association, $239,961. in elderly surgical patients. British Journal of Wang, Y., Sands, L., Vaurio, L., Mullen, E., Anesthesia, 96: 754-760. Leung, J., The Effects of Postoperative Pain Sundell, J. and Lana, E., (2006) Smok- and its Management on Postoperative Cogni- ing Cessation Project for Parents at Trinity Leung, J., Sands, L., Rico, M., Peterson, K., tive Dysfunction. The American Journal of Clinic, Tobacco Free Partnership of Tippeca- Rowbothan, M., Dahl, J. Pilot clinical trial of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15:50-59, 2007. noe County, $5,000. gabapentin to decrease post-operative delirium in older patients. Neurology, 2006; 67:1251- Washburn, A. and Sands, L. Social cognition Yehle, K. and Royal, P. (2006). “Clinical 1253 (accompanied by editorial in Neurology in nursing home residents with and without Conference: The New Post Conference,” 2006;67:1116-117). cognitive impairment, Journal of Gerontology: Purdue Alumni Association Faculty Incentive Psychological Sciences, May; 61(3):P174-9, Grant, $1,000. Lutes, K., Chang, K., Baggili, IM. Diabetic 2006. e-Management System (DEMS). Proceedings Yehle, K. (2006). “A Comparison of Standard Offi ce Visits and Shared Medical Appointments in Adults with Heart Failure,” Eva Machaty, the friendly voice you hear Center on Aging and the Life Course, $250. when you call the School of Nursing recep- tion line, is also an artist who has painted PUBLICATIONS murals in Johnson Hall and Trinity Nursing Center for Infant and Child Health (pictured Altman, Mary Ilu (2006, February 11) here). Veiled valentine [poem]. The Catholic Mo- Machaty, a junior high math and music ment, pp. 9. teacher in her native Hungary, came to the United States with her husband (a profes- Chang, K., Lutes, K., Braswell, M., sor in Animal Sciences) and two daughters Nielsen, J. (2006). Nurses’ Perception of Using a Pocket PC for Shift Reports and in 1993. Patient Care, International Journal of Health She taught herself to speak English and Information Systems and Informatics, 1 (1), to paint when her children were small. She 52-62. has sold her glass painting in gift shops, and has also created murals for residential and corporate clients. 32 FACULTY NEWS

Health Association; the faculty advisor to the Nursing Curriculum Committee and on the REVIEWS National Alliance on Mental Illness, Purdue Nomination Committee, Sigma Theta Tau chapter. International, Delta Omicron Chapter. Richards, E. (2006) [Review of the book 2nd edition of Nurse’s 3-Minute Clinical Julie Novak serves as chair of the Tobacco Reference]. Lippincott. Free Partnership of Tippecanoe County, on PRESENTATIONS the Board of Trustees of the Mental Health Schafer, K. (2006) [Review of chapters 4, 5, Association of Tippecanoe County, the Com- Aaltonen, P., “History of Disaster Nursing,” 6, Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of munity Advisory Board of the IU School of Purdue School of Nursing Annual Sym- the Childbearing & Childrearing Family], Medicine-Lafayette, the St. Francis Hospi- posium: Nursing History, Ethics, Human 5th edition, author Adele Pillitteri. tal Design Team, the Indianapolis Patient Rights, and Innovations, Sept. 8, 2006. Safety Coalition, the Regenstrief Center for Yehle, K. (2006) [Review of the book The Healthcare Engineering Executive Team, Aaltonen, P., “Pandemic Infl uenza,” nuts and bolts of cardiac pacing]. Doody’s and a faculty advisor for Senior Leadership President’s Council Back to Class, Oct. 27, Review Service (on-line). Available: http:// Service Projects including Team Reach Out 2006 and Feb. 10, 2007, Naples, FL. www.doody.com in Biloxi and the Trinity Nursing Center for Infant and Child Health. She was also ap- Aaltonen, P., “Calculating At Risk Groups pointed to the ISDH Access to Care Round- for Infl uenza Vaccines,” American Public ENGAGEMENT table by Commissioner Monroe. Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Nov. 7, 2006. Pamela Aaltonen, along with W.E. Field, Elizabeth Richards is a member of the Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and Public Policy Committee of the Indiana Altman, M., and Novak, J. Poster “Strate- F. Farahmand, Management and CERIAS, Public Health Association, the Tippecanoe gies for Cultural Competence in the Purdue and D.R. Larson, OLS, Purdue Calumet, County Representative to the Indiana Action School of Nursing.” FASHP Cultural Compe- developed a new graduate course, “Managing for Healthy Kids, and has been invited to tence in Health Professions Education Train- Resources and Applications for Homeland serve on the NCSBN NCLEX examination ing Seminar. Leesburg, VA, Jan. 18-21, 2007. Security,” Spring 2007. In addition, she item development panel. She is also a board served as a judge for the Purdue Super Sat- member for the Indiana League for Nursing, Baird, C., Yehle, K. S., Schmeiser, D. (April urday, Projects: Foodborne Illness Investiga- leading the Bylaws and Strategic Planning 2006). “Lived Experiences of Older Women tions, Nov. 19, 2006. Committee and a faculty advisor for Team with Osteoarthritis Residing in Assisted Reach Out Biloxi. Living Facilities.” Paper presentation at the Mary Ilu Altman was a panelist and Break- Qualitative Health Research Conference, out Session Leader at the Purdue Women in Roberta Schweitzer is a member of the Faith Edmonton, Canada. Leadership Conference, Hillenbrand Hall, Community Nursing (FCN) Credentialing March 24, 2007. Committee, sponsored by the American Chang, K., “The iCare Worksheet in the Nurses Credentialing Center and Health Pocket PC,” Improving Healthcare Acces- Cynthia L. Bozich Keith and Jane Kin- Ministries Association. She has also been sibility Through Point-of-Care Technologies yon, along with Nursing Senior Leadership appointed Educational Coordinator for the Conference at Arlington, VA, April 11, 2006. students, conducted a Mental Health Screen- Greater Lafayette Parish Nurse Development ing/Information Day at the Mental Health Center, Lafayette, IN. Chang, K., Davis, R., Birt, J., Woodbridge, Association of Tippecanoe County, Oct. 21, P., & Marrero, D., “The Effi cacy of Nurse 2006. Kay Webster is a member of the Practitioners in Managing Veterans with Lafayette Area Head Start Health Advisory Diabetes at Home,” Regenstrief Institute Cynthia L. Bozich-Keith hosted the 11th Committee, the Summit for Child Abuse board meeting at Indianapolis University annual Christmas Party at Logansport State Health Subcommittee, and the Coalition for Purdue University at Indianapolis, IN, April Hospital Admission Unit in collaboration Living Well after 50. 17, 2006. with Zeta Rho Chapter of Tri Kappa and community volunteers, December 2006. She Karen Yehle serves as invited sentinel reader Chang, K., Davis, R., Birt, J., Woodbridge, is also a Quality Assurance Reviewer and for Evidenced-Based Nursing and manuscript P., & Marrero, D., “Managing Veterans member of the Utilization Review Committee reviewer for the Journal of Gerontology: with Diabetes at Home using Telehealth or for Family Services, Inc. Social Sciences. Her University Service Telephone Intervention,” National Library of includes Chair, Academic Progress and Medicine Training Conference at Vanderbuilt Jane Kinyon is on the Nominating Com- Records Committee; Health Sciences Search University, Nashville, TN, June 28, 2006. mittee for the National Alliance on Mental and Screen Committee Member; College Illness and a member of the Mental Health of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health Sciences Chang, K., Davis, R., Birt, J., Woodbridge, Players; a volunteer reviewer of chart docu- Grade Appeal Committee; and served as a P., & Marrero, D., “The Effi cacy of Nurse mentation for Family Services, Inc.; a trainer member of the College of Pharmacy, Nursing, Practitioners in Managing Veterans with for law enforcement offi cers in Crisis Inter- and Health Sciences Dean Search Com- Diabetes at Home with Telephone or Tele- vention Training; a consultant to the Mental mittee. She serves as chair of the School of 33 FACULTY NEWS health Interventions,” the Sixteenth National ence: The New Post Conference.” Poster Sink K., Thomas, J., Kritchevsky, S., Craig, Nursing Research Conference at Dallas, TX, Presentation at the Spring 2006 Nursing B., Sands, L. Concomitant use of cholines- Sept. 15, 2006. Research Symposium, Nursing Innovations, terase inhibitors and bladder anticholinergics Initiatives, and Research in Lafayette, IN accelerates functional decline. Presented at Kerfoot, K., and Rapala, K., “From Bedside sponsored by ISNA and Sigma Theta Tau, the 2006 meeting of the American Geriatrics to Boardroom—Best Practice; the Clar- Delta Omicron Chapter. Society, Chicago, IL. Journal of the Ameri- ian Safe Passage Program,” AIG/National can Geriatrics Society, 54(4)s127, 2006. Patient Safety Foundation Lecture, July 2006, Sands, L., Xu H, Weiner, M, Rosenmann, M, Charlotte, NC. Craig, B, Thomas, J. Home and community Smolen, RA., “Simulation Technology Pre- based services as alternatives to nursing-home sentation,” Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Kerfoot, K., and Rapala, K., “From Bedside care for Medicaid recipients with dementia. Engineering, Purdue University, 2006. to Boardroom—Best Practice; the Clar- Accepted for presentation at the 59th annual ian Safe Passage Program,” AIG/National meeting of the Gerontological Society of Smolen, RA., “Center for Nursing Education Patient Safety Foundation Lecture, August America, Dallas, Texas. The Gerontologist, and Simulation Learning Demonstration,” 2006, Honolulu, HI. 46(1), 2006. FULD Grant Visit Presentation, Purdue University, 2006. Kinyon, J. Mental health screening at the Schafer, K. and Novak, J. Poster presenta- Minority Health Fair, Purdue University, tion: Identifying Eating Disorders in Young Smolen, RA., “Integrating Discovery in Nov. 8, 2006. Female Athletes, 31st National Primary Care Practice through Simulation Learning,” Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Keystone, Nursing Innovations, Initiatives, and Re- Kinyon, J., Psychiatric medications. Greater CO, July 13-16, 2006. search Sigma Theta Tau-ISNA Symposium, Lafayette Health Services staff, Lafayette, Lafayette, IN, April 2006. IN, Aug. 1, 2006. Schafer, K. Female Athlete Triad Coalition, October 2006, Indianapolis, IN. Smolen, RA., “Simulation Learning in Lottes, N. and Novak, J. (2006) Building Patient Physical Assessment Clinical Lab,” the Evidence for an Innovative Nurse-Man- Schafer, K and Novak, J. Poster presenta- WLFI-TV 18 appearance, Lafayette, IN, aged Healthcare System, National Nursing tion: Female Athlete Triad, Sigma Theta Tau March 2006. Centers Consortium Conference, Delray Conference, Lafayette, IN, September 2006. Beach, FL, Oct. 9, 2006. Yehle, K. and Royal, P. “Clinical Confer- Schafer, K. Poster presentation: Female ence: The New Post Conference,” Drexel Modlin-Adams, C., “Worklife on Hyperten- Athlete Triad, an EBP approach, Oncology University Nursing Education Institute, June sion,” Purdue University, 2006. Conference, Lafayette, IN, October 2006. 2006. Providence, RI.

Novak, J., “Reengineering Healthcare Schweitzer, R. “Men Living with Heart Yehle, K. “Women and Heart Disease,” through the Doctor of Nursing Practice,” Failure: Finding Inner Strength,” Midwest Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Depart- AACN Doctoral Education Conference, Jan. Nursing Research Society Conference, March ment of Agriculture, November 2006, West 24-27, 2007, Captiva Island, FL. 24, 2007, Omaha, NE. Lafayette, IN.

Novak, J., “Reengineering Healthcare through the Doctor of Nursing Practice,” Drexel University DNP Conference, March 2007, Anapolis, MD.

Rapala, K., “Aiming for Zero Errors,” AVA National Conference, Sept. 11, 2006, India- napolis, IN.

Rapala, K. “The Safe Passage Program--Opera- tionalizing Patient Safety at the Bedside,” VHA Central, September 2006, Indianapolis, IN.

Royal, P. and Yehle, K. “Re-Designing Post-Conference for the Millennial Genera- tion,” 2006 AACN Baccalaureate Conference Poster Presentation, Orlando, FL, Nov. 2006.

Royal, P. and Yehle, K. “Clinical Confer- Dr. Julie Novak (front row, left) with School of Nursing retired professors emeriti, faculty and staff including Lenys Workman, LaNelle Geddes, (back row) Eleanor Stephan, Sha- ron Posey, Betty Batchley Sensiba, JoAnn Kuipers, Marcella Smith, and Mary Helen Zink.

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One of the best sales tools a healthcare organization has is a satisfi ed nursing staff. Six Purdue nursing graduates returned to campus this fall for the annual School of Nursing Career Fair to recruit Purdue nurses into their programs.

Adriane A. Zavesky Tamara J. Skwarcan (ASN’81) (center) also earned Sara Bard (BS’05) has (BS’06) (above left) works in a BS in Management at Purdue (’82) and a BSN (’87) been working at Cincinnati Orthopedics at St. Vincent’s from Indiana University – IUPUI. She has been a nurse Children’s Hospital in the Hospital, and has recently be- recruiter at St. Vincent Indianapolis and Carmel hospi- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit come engaged to be married tals for six years. She is past president of the Indiana since her graduation. in May 2007. Association of Health Care Recruiters. “My Purdue education “My Purdue education “I am proud to tell others that I am a Purdue nursing has meant a lot to me as I’ve gave me excellent assessment graduate,” she says. “The high-quality education and graduated and been out in skills,” she says. professionalism taught and modeled by Purdue’s nursing the real world to see what a “I feel very confi dent go- faculty is, and always has been, outstanding. wonderful reputation Purdue ing into each of my patient’s “I have been recruiting nurses within the greater India- nursing has at my hospital. rooms and knowing I will be napolis area for the past 14 years and have networked My plans for the future in- taking the best care of them.” with many other nurse recruiters. It’s common knowl- clude continuing my educa- edge that Purdue nursing graduates seem to stand out tion in the DNP program at from other graduates during the interview process; they Purdue.” (above right) has been an RN goal-oriented.” at St. Vincent’s Hospital, 5 South Medical/Surgical, for the year since she graduated. “I am so proud to be Leslie Anne Boehrer (BS’01), has been a pub- a Purdue nursing school lic health nurse with the Marion County Health graduate. It was extremely Department for 18 months. “I am so proud to hard work due to the tough have received my education from Purdue,” she curriculum, but I feel that I says. “The tools that I was given at Purdue have was very prepared to enter helped me to become the nurse I am today. I am the nursing fi eld with a solid also thankful for the professors who were there knowledge base and set of for me both during school and even after I gradu- clinical skills,” she says. ated who provided me with guidance and support.”

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Purdue Nursing graduates from every decade returned to campus for “Nurses Day at Ross Ade,” a special event to honor nurses. The School welcomed alumni with breakfast before the Purdue vs. Penn State football game. Sports fans watching the Jumbotron saw the fi rst screening of a Colleen L. Schultz (AD’71) went special feature on the school, now available for viewing on to earn her BSN from the Univer- sity of Wisconsin-Madison in 1974. on the School of Nursing website (www.nursing.purdue.edu) She is currently Offi ce Operations Associate for the State of Wisconsin and Communications Specialist for the University of Wisconsin-Plat- teville. She served as Bureau Chief for the Monroe Times and as a news Rachel Renee (Powell) Holcomb (BS’04) correspondent for the Milwaukee- is a Registered Nurse at Indiana University Journal-Sentinel for several years. Med Center, Indianapolis. She is also study- She has won numerous Wisconsin ing at the University of Indianapolis Gradu- Newspaper Association awards for ate School of Nursing in the Family Nurse journalism excellence. She and her Practitioner track. husband, Don, have two children, While at Purdue, she was on the School Mary, who lives in Whitewater, WI, of Nursing Student Council from 2002-2004 and Katie, a senior at Creighton (President: 2003-2004) and the Purdue University, in Omaha, NE. Student Nurses’ Association from 2000-2004 “Purdue’s nursing program has (Publicity Offi cer: 2002-2003). She married opened doors for me profession- Ryan Holcomb, (BCM ‘03) on May 14, 2005 ally, and although I changed careers and they live in Greenwood, IN. to communications, Purdue’s high “I cherish my times at Purdue and the edu- standard of academic excellence has cation that I received from the School of Nurs- been helpful in advancing my ca- ing,” she says. “The education and training, reer,” she says. The Schultzes joined both clinical and leadership, has allowed me School of Nursing and Pharmacy to easily transition into the professional role of alumni for an Alaskan cruise in a RN.” < [email protected]> 2005.

Kathy M. Wortman (AASNT’73) retired from OR Send Us Your News! nursing after “too many years to count,” she says. There’s a reply form on page 43, While practicing, she held CNOR and ONC certifi cations. In addition to Kathy and her son, her or you can e-mail us from the web- husband, two brothers and one sister are also Purdue site at www.nursing.purdue.edu or grads. at [email protected]. “I have always felt that Purdue did a great job pre- In addition to our regular Alum- paring me for the real world of nursing,” she says. ni News section, the next issue of “After having visited the lab and seeing all your Purdue Nurse will feature alumni SIM people it is apparent that you are keeping up with all the new technology to get the modern day nursing who have chosen to practice nurs- student well prepared.” < [email protected]> ing in school health settings. Please contact the editor to share your story.

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Emily Hohenberger (BS’02) began her nursing career at St. Mary’s Hos- pital in Rochester, Minnesota. She worked for over two years on a cardi- ac interventional unit. Since then, she has worked in the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit. Most recently she began orientation to pediatric and congenital heart surgery patients. She received her CCRN last spring and is pursing graduate study at the University of Minnesota. In addition, she is planning a wedding for May 19, John and Sue Hohenberger enjoy Nurses Day at Ross Ade with their daughters. 2007. John is a mechanical engineer.

Claire Hohenberger Anderson ried to Brad Anderson for four years and building on a football Saturday. I (BSN’00) went on to earn her MSN they are currently in the planning stages was trying to show my Mom the cool from Northern Illinois University in of building a home in Leland, IL, which nursing lab, with our noses against 2006. She currently works for Fox will bring them both back to where they the glass, and Ruth Wukasch found Valley Cardiovascular Consultants in grew up. “We will be building a replica us! I was immediately embraced Aurora, IL, treating both cardiology 1880’s farmhouse to stand where my into the Purdue family. I never once and vascular patients. Prior to work- Grandpa’s house stood,” she says. forgot that personal touch that so ing for FVCC, she worked for Rush “Many times, patients ask where I many professors displayed from the Copley Medical Center in Aurora in went to school and I say, Purdue with home-cooked meals to talking about the Intensive Care Unit. pride. I am so proud to be a Purdue the girls basketball team! My Purdue She obtained her CCRN (certi- alumnus. The best thing about the nursing education was more than #2 fi cation in critical care) and CAPS Purdue School of Nursing is the fam- pencils and starched white uniforms. (Clinical Advancement in Practice ily attitude. I remember while touring It was a pathway to enjoy and achieve Synergy) and was awarded Nurse of Purdue my senior year in high school, lifelong dreams. I am very grateful.” the Month as well. She has been mar- we were sneaking around the nursing

Barbara Mayse MacDougall (AD’72), (BS’74) worked as a surgical nurse for seven years after graduation, then left practice to raise her children. She has volunteered as a nurse at a homeless shelter clinic (12 years) and in a high school health center (6 years). She has been married for 26 years to her hus- band, John (a retired surgeon). Her daughter Katie (24) is a preschool music teacher; son Jamie (22) is a senior at Purdue and member of the Purdue Varsity Glee Club. “I loved my time at Purdue and have loved living close enough to return over the years,” she says. “The education I received at Purdue was outstanding, and has always been a foundation of professional confi dence. The School of Nursing has never been in better shape, with exceptional leadership, talented faculty, and terrifi c students. I am -- and have always been -- proud to be a Purdue nurse.” She also serves on the School of Nursing Advisory Board. She and her hus- band, John, also established a $250,000 charitable remainder unitrust naming the School of Nursing as one of the benefi ciaries.

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Richard Lee Henson (BS’81) has been Monica Gayle (Zahn) Niccum (BS’88) (left) works for Avera Health- a leader at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Spirit Lake Medical Center, in Spirit Lake, Iowa, in the Procedures Clinic. GA for 19 years. He spent 17 years in the She is married to Mark Niccum (BS’88, School of Technology). For the last emergency room and the last two years four years they have lived in Spirit Lake, Iowa with their daughters. in Outpatient Infusion as a staff nurse “I am very proud of my Purdue nursing degree,” she says. “The respect with relief charge duties. He is BCLS, that it receives amazes me especially in all the different areas of the country ACLS, and ONS Chemotherapy Pro- I have lived. vider. “I use my nursing knowledge ob- “I am also extremely proud that my daughter (Amanda, center) has chosen tained at Purdue on a daily basis and be- nursing as her career path and would like to pursue that goal at Purdue. She lieve my education has prepared me very would be a fourth generation Boilermaker, as her great grandfather, grandfa- well,” he says. ther, and parents are Purdue graduates!” < [email protected]>

After earning her AD from Purdue Lola Jean Mitchell Kozak (AD’67) went on to earn a BS in Sociol- School of Nursing in 1967, Joan Rattay ogy from Michigan State University (1973), an MS (1976) and PhD in Bratton went on to earn a BS in Psychol- Sociology (1991) from the University of Chicago. ogy (’72), a MS in Community Mental She has been a health statistician for the last 27 years for the Na- Health (’78), and an EdD (’87) in Lead- tional Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and ership and Educational Policy Studies Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human from Northern Illinois Services. University. She has been In 1994, she was honored with the Elijah an Instructional Designer White Memorial Award “For Outstanding for Offi ceMax, Inc. since Achievement and Dedication in Research and July 2006. Analysis of Data from the National Center for Previously, she was at Health Statistics.” Ace Hardware Corp. and She has published more than 50 government Advocate Healthcare, and reports and journal articles, including an ar- has spoken several times ticle on gastric bypass surgery in the Decem- internationally on alcohol ber 2005 issue of Obesity Research and an and addictions interven- upcoming article on trends in cardiac surgery tion in the business world. in the January/February 2007 issue Health She is married with two Affairs. After being a widow for 32 years, sons, two grandsons, and she remarried in 2003. She had been living in a granddaughter. Maryland since 1979 but is planning to retire Joan Bratton (left) and Lola Jean Kozak (right) “My Purdue nursing to her family’s southern Indiana farm in 2008. education was a perfect foundation for “I was able to support my disabled husband and eventually get my the future careers in marriage and fam- BS by working as a psychiatric nurse,” she says. “My nursing back- ily therapy, consulting on performance ground was very valuable in my graduate studies on medical sociology improvement and organizational develop- and my work with national health statistics. I’ve always been grate- ment and designing effective learning ful to the Purdue nursing program for the fi rm foundation I received resources for corporations,” she says. there.” < [email protected]> 38 ALUMNI NEWS

Alumna returning for Homecoming visited with faculty and students at the Nursing Tent on Purdue Mall

Margaret Rosswurm Halley graduated from Purdue Fort Wayne in May 1990 with her AD in nursing, when her fi fth child was six years old. She worked at Parkview Hospital from 1989 Kelly Lynn (Howells) May (BS’90), has through 2001. She acquired her worked at Duke University, Loyola Univer- certifi cation as a Clinical Re- sity (Chicago), Sherman Hospital (Elgin, search Nurse Coordinator and is IL), Morristown (NJ) and CORVAS Cardiac currently employed by the Com- Rehabilitation Clinic (NJ), all in a critical munity Health Network, India- care/cardiac setting. napolis, IN where she works at Currently she is not working in nursing, International Truck and Engine as but instead is pursuing her hobbies of baking, an occupational health nurse. Two quilting and triathloning. She has lived in nieces, Melanie Rosswurm and San Luis Potosi, Mexico for four years (seven Molly Sliger, are currently in the years total in Mexico) and her two children, nursing program here at Purdue. Alejandra (7) and Thalia (6) were also born “My nursing degree has given me the versatility to go from fl oor nurse there. to research nurse to occupational health nurse,” Halley says. “ These “Although I am not currently being paid for changes have been necessary to accommodate the changes that life my Purdue Nursing education, I use it every- brought but all the while I have continued to live out my mission in life to day as a mom, athlete, and good neighbor,” serve my community.” she says. com

Patricia (Holland) Kearby (AD’75), (BS’81, FNP, Purdue Calumet) has been employed for the past 17 years as a staff nurse in the Emergency Department of Porter Hospital in Valparaiso, IN. She is chairman of the Performance Improve- ment Council for Shared Governance as the hospital journeys to Magnet Status. She is also responsible for nursing quality improvement in the emergency department. “I cannot say enough good things about Purdue’s Nursing program,” she says. I really feel I learned all of the foundations needed when I started as a new grad and the BS program expanded so wonderfully on that foundation. I can say with- out hesitation and with much pride that the Purdue students are the best prepared and the most eager to learn. There is such a difference in the preparation level between schools. Whenever I am asked about nursing schools I confi dently and without hesitation will say Purdue!”

39 ALUMNI NEWS Alumni Share Expertise Each semester, Purdue Nursing alumni return to campus to talk to nursing classes about their areas of specialty

Becky (Tunink) Navarro (BS’98) and victim assistance agencies to provide went on after her Purdue graduation to comprehensive care to victims of sexual earn her MSN (2004) from IUPUI as assault and family violence. a clinical nurse specialist. She is board The Center of Hope provides medical certifi ed as a SANE-A by the Forensic care, forensic evidence collection, injury Nursing Certifi cation Board since 2003 documentation, and crisis intervention in 2004 was named Outstanding Medical and as a CEN by the Board of Certifi ca- services to pediatric, adolescent, and Professional of the Year from the Indiana tion of Emergency Nurses since 2007. adult victims of sexual assault and fam- Coalition Against Sexual Assault. She began her career at Wishard Hos- ily violence immediately following an “My Purdue education has been pital in Indianapolis and for four years assault, and provides follow-up medical invaluable to me,” she says. “It has given was a staff nurse in the Emergency De- care and counseling services. me an excellent foundation on which to partment. In 2002, she became a Forensic Navarro is also an instructor for the build my nursing career. Nurse Examiner and coordinator of the Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course “I truly enjoy coming back to campus Center of Hope. through the Emergency Nursing As- each semester to talk to the nursing class- The Center of Hope is dedicated to sociation, and the co-coordinator for the es. It gives me the opportunity to share caring for victims of sexual assault and Marion County Forensic Nurse Examiner my passion about providing excellent family violence. The center was created Class. patient care to this very special patient by Wishard in collaboration with the She has been awarded the Salute to population. The students also challenge Marion County Prosecutor’s Offi ce, and Nurses certifi cate of recognition from the me with new questions each time I lec- works closely with local law enforcement Indianapolis Star in 2005 and 2006, and ture.”

Kimberly Lynn Belec Radant, (AD’78, BS’80) spoke to Nurse Executive Excellence in Nursing Award for the VA senior nursing students on Leadership and the Role of the Chief Area Network, which spans three states. Nursing Offi cer. Widowed eight years ago (after a 17-year Radant earned her master’s from the University marriage), last fall she married Michael of Arizona in 1985. Since 1997, she has been Asso- Husek, a widower with two children. ciate Medical Center Director, Patient Care Ser- At the recent Purdue senior leadership class, vices at Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center Radant spoke of the various roles that nurses in Indianapolis. play in large healthcare systems, focusing “Since beginning my career with VA 25 years particularly on role progression and the skills ago as a staff nurse in Medicine, I have served in required by new graduates as they advance progressively more responsible nursing administra- through their careers to senior leaders. tion positions in VA Medical Centers in Tucson, “My nursing knowledge, skills, and passion AZ; Prescott, AZ; Asheville, NC; Biloxi MS, and for the profession are rooted in the time I spent now back home here in Indiana,” she says. being educated at Purdue,” she says. “I was She was named the 1994 Nurse Administrator honored by the opportunity to return and meet of the Year by the Mississippi Nurses Associa- these future nursing leaders. From discus- tion, served as a Direct Commissioned Offi cer in sions with students and faculty, it is clear that the Naval Reserve Nurse Corps, served as Adjunct Associate Purdue University has not lost its dedication to educating Professor for the Indiana University School of Nursing in the nurses and instilling in them a desire to serve the public and Department of Environments for Health, and received the 2005 represent the profession well.” 40 ALUMNI NEWS

1970s Jenni Jones Kinnaird (BS’93) worked Christine Overmyer McMinn (BS’96) is at Lafayette Home Hospital in cardiology, an ER nurse at Howard Regional Health Systems in Kokomo, IN. She has been Pamela Miya (AD’73, BS’75) is Associate pulmonology, and oncology during her married to Scott McMinn for 12 years and Professor at the University of Nebraska fi nal year at Purdue and for four years after they have two children, Allison, 8, and Medical Center College of Nursing. She graduation. After moving to Columbus IN, Austin, 6. has been appointed by the American she worked in a pre-op testing unit and Nurses Association’s Board of Directors as took call time in PACU. Until the spring of Sara Elaine Cheaney Shaffer (BS’97) Chairperson of the Center for Ethics and 2006, she was a Certifi ed Birth Educator, works at the Naval Hospital in Jackson- Human Rights Advisory Board, 2006- and currently is a school nurse at Colum- ville, FL, as a Certifi ed Nurse Midwife. 2008. She has served as a member of the bus East High School. She also has three She is married to David Shaffer, and has Board from 2004-2006. children. two young girls, Catherine and Carolyn, ages 2 and 4. Rebecca Moore Turner (BS’76) was an Lenora Jean Young (BS’94) earned her older single mom student and graduated at master’s from the University of Washing- Anne Miller Bingham (BS’98) welcomed age 30. She was awarded the psych nursing ton in Neuroscience Specialty. She is cur- her third child, Bridget Rose, on May 23, student silver cup in 1976, and now spe- rently serving at Naval Hospital Bremer- 2006. She joins Zach, 4, and Ruthie, 2. cializes in reproductive health. She works ton, WA, and will soon transfer to Naval Anne is employed part-time at Columbus for Johnson Nichols Health Clinic at two Hospital Okinawa to work as the hospital’s (IN) Surgery Center working in the OR. locations, the home offi ce in Greencastle, Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist and and also the satellite offi ce in Spencer. Nursing Standards Committee Chair. She will be stationed in Okinawa for 26 months then will retire from U.S. Navy and rejoin 2000s 1980s her family in Washington, where she plans to work with brain and spinal injured chil- Mary Lurie Harlow (BS’01) graduated Jennifer Poyner Bennett (BS’82) dren using equine therapy. She is married in September 2006 with an MSN from is an RN in the OR at Advocate to Lee Mabry and has a stepson, Benjamin. Rush University in Nurse Anesthesia. Christ Medical Center, in Oak Lawn, She will be working as a CRNA at St. IL. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago, IN. Jennifer Wimmer Gustafson (BS’95) is Lynn Tomlonson Ammon (BS’89) and currently working part-time in the post-op her husband welcomed a son, Sean Robert, area of the Indiana Surgery Center on the Elizabeth (Beth) Keller (BS’01) is work- born March 7, 2006. September 2005 she opened an on-site Medical Center. She is also working on a CPR and First Aid Training service called graduate degree at UCLA with graduation CPR & More. “My Purdue education was as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner slated 1990s invaluable to starting my own business, for June 2007. mostly from management, research, and Gweyneth Pardue Pyle (BS’92) and her community health classes,” she says. Elaine Estrada Makarowski (BS’01) husband have retired and moved back to “Training keeps me busy only part-time graduated in May 2007 with her MSN their hometown (108 Vista Court, Stanford, along with my surgery center job, but my from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. KY 40484. family keeps me busy full-time right now. She will be practicing as an adult nurse My husband and I have a daughter who is practitioner. Leanne Price Heern (BS’93) mar- six years old and twin boys who are four ried Dana Heern (ME’95) in 2003. She years old.” is currently at home full time with two Elizabeth Sanders Sabau (BS’01) is a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy stationed in sons, Christopher, 3, and Matthew, 1, Cindy Lee Cox Hufford (BS’96) has been Hawaii. She and her husband, Scott, wel- and has begun study at Ball State for her at Lafayette’s Home Hospital for 10 years, comed a daughter, Audrey Marilynn, on MSN as a Family Nurse Practitioner. fi ve of them on the cardiac/oncology/pul- Aug. 1, 2006 at Tripler Army Medical Cen- monary fl oor and fi ve in the recovery room ter in Honolulu. (PACU).

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Julie White Albert (BS’02) married Cory from 2002 in liberal arts/communications There’s a reply form on page 43, Albert on Oct. 21, 2006 and they reside in advertising. or you can e-mail us from the web- Indianapolis. She is currently employed site at www.nursing.purdue.edu or at Northwest OB Gyn Associates as the Carrie Hendrix (BS’05) is a registered at [email protected]. perinatal nurse educator. She will graduate nurse with the United States Navy sta- In addition to our regular Alum- with a master’s degree from IUPUI’s Wom- tioned in San Diego, CA. Purdue Nurse will feature alumni with a undergraduate teaching certifi cate in who have chosen to practice nurs- May 2008. Kristin Hittle (BS’03) is employed at ing in school health settings. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in the Please contact the editor to Tricia Meegan Grabinski (BS’02) and Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. She is also a share your story. her husband, Jim Grabinski (BSEE’01), student at the University of Pennsylvania welcomed their fi rst child, Emma Kather- School of Nursing in the Pediatric Criti- ine, on Oct. 26, 2006. [email protected]> Amy Fox Lichterman (BS’04) practic- es in the NICU at Northwestern Memo- Sarah Jusco Cunningham (BS’03) is Katie Peters Jahn (BS’04) and her hus- rial Hospital in Chicago. She married an RN at William Beaumont Hospital in band, Luke Jahn (CE/LS’05), welcomed Kevin Lichterman (SLA’03) on Nov. 18, Royal Oak, MI. She is married to Chris- a son, Nolan Michael, on Dec. 18, 2006. 2006. topher Cunningham, a Purdue graduate Stacie Najdek (BS’05) is employed at Clarian Health Partners, Methodist that is still in use. The graduating class of May Hospital, Indianapolis. She will marry 1993 signed a yellow apron and gave it to then- Steve James, 2005 graduate from the head Jo Brooks. Brooks and Bones, wearing University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza the apron, made it to the cover of the Purdue School of Business, on June 23, 2007. Alumnus magazine of October 1993 (below). Since graduation, Lewis has practiced in a wide variety of clinical settings: emergency, Camille Leaman (BS’06) spent two geriatric psychiatry, oncology, long-term acute months in Costa Rica after gradu- care, post-surgery, administration, and most recently, dialysis. ation, then accepted a position at As an adult student, Jean Lewis (BS’93) “I love the variety and the challenge of Shands Hospital at the University of was determined to get the most out of her moving and learning new things,” she says. Florida in Gainesville, and is plan- schooling. “I’ve never been afraid to go to a new position ning to start graduate school. Purdue Student Nurse Association and the me well and gave me the base of knowledge I Adult Student Association. Her senior year needed.” Lisa Storozuk (BS’06) is employed she was selected as the fi rst nursing student at Duke University Hospital on the member of Mortar Board, a national honor society recognizing leadership, scholarship, Cardiothoracic Surgical Step-Down and service. Unit. She cares for a variety of patients However, she says one of her proudest ranging from pre-op lung and heart accomplishments at the School of Nursing transplant work-ups to post-op trans- was spearheading the drive to get rid of the plants. She also takes care of Ventricu- yellow aprons nursing students wore for lar Assist Device patients. She has clinicals until 1993. achieved her Advanced Cardiac Life “At fi rst the faculty resisted,” she remem- Support certifi cation and is working on bers. “They changed their minds when we her Progressive Critical Care Nurse cer- asked them, ‘You teach us to be profession- tifi cation. She plans to begin graduate als, but what does an apron symbolize?’” school soon. The clinical uniform was changed to a white uniform with the black and gold patch 42 Reconnect With Purdue Through the Nursing Alumni Association

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Purdue School of Nursing will host the fi rst Fuld Summer Institute beginning June 15, 2007. Our 44 Doctor of Nursing Calling All School Nurses Practice students, other Purdue graduate students, and nurs- The School of Nursing is proud to have been selected as the institutional home ing doctoral students from other for the National Nursing Coalition for School Health, a collaborative of seven nurs- institutions will come to campus to ing organizations whose members care for more than 200,000 school age children study and conduct interdisciplinary and teens. research in health system design, human factors, simulation model- In honor of this new partnership, the next issue of Purdue Nurse will ing, and health product design. feature alumni who have chosen to practice nursing in school health settings. This interprofessional educa- Please contact the editor at [email protected] to share your story. tion model and broad geographic representation of graduate stu- Prior to her recruitment to Purdue, Dr. Julie Novak served as a professor at the dents will promote dispersion of University of Virginia and the School Health Coordinator for 23 schools in Albe- new ideas to change the face of marle County, VA. Over the past seven years, she has been the ANA representative healthcare, promote patient safety, to the National Nursing Coalition for School Health based at the American Nurses and solve complex healthcare Foundation. problems. In its new home, the coalition will partner with Purdue Homeland Security and For more information on the the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering. “As fi rst responders and experts institute, contact Graduate Pro- in disaster preparedness and response, school nurses are positioned to design more gram secretary Jennifer Franklin effective healthcare delivery systems for their communities,” Dr. Novak says. at [email protected] or (765) 494-9248.

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